History of the Peloponnesian War
Author(s): THUCYDIDES
Translated by Rx Warner. Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the long life-and-death struggle between Athens and Sparta stands an excellent chance of fulfilling its author's ambitious claim. Thucydides himself (c. 460-400 BC) was an Athenian and achieved the rank of general in the earlier stages of the war. He applied thereafter a passion for accuracy and a contempt for myth and romance in compiling this factual record of a disastrous conflict.
General Information
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- : Penguin Books, Limited
- : Penguin Books, Limited
- : 1.0
- : 01 December 1963
- : 198mm X 129mm X 27mm
- : books
Other Specifications
- : THUCYDIDES
- : 1
- : English
- : very good
- : 656
- : maps, bibliog , index
- : Rex Warner