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PaperbackEngels9780521339292
30-3-1989
The second book of Thucydides' history is of particular literary interest, containing as it does such important sections as the funeral oration, the account of the plague at Athens and the obituary of Pericles. Meer
GebondenEngels9780415164306
2-10-1997
Understanding the history of Athens in the all important years of the second half of the fifth century B.C. is largely dependent on the work of the historian Thucydides. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780521036634
30-4-2007
In this 2001 book Jonathan Price attempts to demonstrate that Thucydides consciously viewed and presented the Peloponnesian War in terms of a condition of civil strife - stasis, in Greek. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780415165525
2-10-1997
Understanding the history of Athens in the all important years of the second half of the fifth century B.C. is largely dependent on the work of the historian Thucydides. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780367638382
24-6-2022
As the relationship between China and the United States becomes increasingly complex and interdependent, leaders in Beijing and Washington are struggling to establish a solid common foundation on which to expand and deepen bilateral relations. Meer
GebondenEngels9780199340385
6-4-2017
The Oxford Handbook of Thucydides contains essays on Thucydides as an historian, thinker, and writer. It also features papers on Thucydides' intellectual context and ancient reception. Meer
GebondenEngels9780199593262
3-5-2012
This edited collection looks at two of the most important ancient Greek historians living in the 5th Century BCE who are considered to be the founders of the western tradition of historiography. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780199594450
11-11-2010
This is the third and final volume (Vol. I 1991, Vol. II 1996) of a historical and literary commentary on the history of the first 20 years of the twenty-seven-year 'Peloponnesian War' (between the Athenians and Spartans and their respective allies) written by the great fifth-century BC historian Thucydides. Meer
onbekendEngels9780199594634
25-11-2010
Simon Hornblower's great commentary on Thucydides has been hailed as a superb accomplishment by a brilliant scholar. Now all three volumes are available in paperback as a specially priced boxed set. Meer
GebondenEngels9780199249190
7-10-2004
Simon Hornblower argues for a relationship between Thucydides and Pindar not so far acknowledged in modern scholarship. He argues that ancient critics were right to detect stylistic similarities between these two great exponents of the `severe style' in prose and verse. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780199298280
27-4-2006
Simon Hornblower argues for a relationship between Thucydides and Pindar not so far acknowledged in modern scholarship. He argues that ancient critics were right to detect stylistic similarities between these two great exponents of the `severe style' in prose and verse. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781316630228
6-1-2022
In Books 6 and 7 Thucydides' narrative is, as Plutarch puts it, 'at its most emotional, vivid, and varied' as he describes the Sicilian Expedition that ended so catastrophically for Athens (415–413 BCE). Meer
PaperbackEngels9781316630211
6-1-2022
In Books 6 and 7 Thucydides' narrative is, as Plutarch puts it, 'at its most emotional, vivid, and varied' as he describes the Sicilian Expedition that ended so catastrophically for Athens (415–413 BCE). Meer
GebondenEngels9781138024830
15-1-2014
First published in 1907 and reissued in 1965, this is a fascinating study of Thucydides’s History. Thucydides set out to write a truthful account of the Pelopennesian war, but his work reflects his Athenian fourth-century B. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781138024861
14-8-2015
First published in 1907 and reissued in 1965, this is a fascinating study of Thucydides’s History. Thucydides set out to write a truthful account of the Pelopennesian war, but his work reflects his Athenian fourth-century B. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781107692329
24-10-2013
Edith Foster compares Thucydides' narrative explanations and descriptions of the Peloponnesian War in Books One and Two of the History with the arguments about warfare and war materials offered by the Athenian statesman Pericles in those same books. Meer
GebondenEngels9781107176911
6-1-2022
In Books 6 and 7 Thucydides' narrative is, as Plutarch puts it, 'at its most emotional, vivid, and varied' as he describes the Sicilian Expedition that ended so catastrophically for Athens (415–413 BCE). Meer
PaperbackEngels9781107514607
9-3-2023
A wide-ranging and accessible introduction to one of the earliest and most influential works in the western historical tradition. Essential reading for students in Classics and Ancient History, and also of interest to those working on political theory, international theory and historiography. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781108011877
2-10-2010
Thomas Arnold (1795–1842) first published Volume 3 of his edition of Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War in 1835. It contains Books 6-8 of the History, covering events from the Athenian Sicilian expedition, which began in 415 B. Meer
onbekendEngels9781108011884
2-10-2010
Originally published between 1830 and 1835, this three-volume critical edition by Thomas Arnold (1795–1842) of Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War remains a benchmark publication. Meer