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Thucydides Book I: A Students' Grammatical Commentary

Thucydides Book I: A Students' Grammatical Commentary

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Ancient Greece

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ISBN10: 0472068474
ISBN13: 9780472068470
Publisher: Univ Of Michigan Pr
Published: Sep 26 2003
Pages: 136
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.52 Width: 6.02 Depth: 9.16
Language: English
The first book of Thucydides is a compact masterpiece. Here he sets up the conditions that led to the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War in 431 B.C. With great economy, he analyzes the origins of large-scale wars; integrates a sketch of the historical background into the larger thematic threads of his narrative; presents a brief statement of his methods and goals; outlines a hierarchy of causation; develops a theory of character and human nature; and presents a theory of leadership, chance, and foresight, all within a narrative structure that perfectly focuses these elements.

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