Book
The Peloponnesian War
by Thucydides
- Published
- -411
- Genre
- Classics
- Pages
- 648
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/261243.History_of_the_Peloponnesian_War?ac=1&from_search=true
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.
Collections
St. John's College · 1TJEd Adult Recommended
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780140440393
- ISBN-10
- 0140440399
Tags
ClassicsHistoryHistory-Ancient GreeceSpartaSt. John's CollegeThomas Jefferson Education AdultWar