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Peloponnesian War (Revised)
Peloponnesian War (Revised) | Thucydides
"The greatest historian that ever lived." Such was Macaulay's assessment of Thucydides (c. 460-400 BC) and his history of the Peloponnesian War, the momentous struggle between Athens and Sparta that lasted for twenty-seven years from 431 to 404 BC, involved virtually the whole of the Greek world, and ended in the fall of Athens. A participant in the war himself, Thucydides brings to his history an awesome intellect, brilliant narrative, and penetrating analysis of the nature of power, as it affects both states and individuals. Of the prose writers of the ancient world, Thucydides has had more lasting influence on western thought than all but Plato and Aristotle. This new edition combines a masterly new translation by Martin Hammond with comprehensive supporting material, including summaries of individual Books; textual notes; a comprehensive analytical index; an appendix on weights, measures and distances, money, and calendars; ten maps; an up-to-date bibliography; and an illuminating introduction by P.J. Rhodes. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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VoraciousReader
The History of the Peloponnesian War | Thucydides, Sir Richard Winn Livingstone
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The rest of my library sale book finds! History rocks!

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I'm looking for book suggestions for books about war. I can't deal with certain triggers (children being hurt, graphic detailed rape, anything really dark and emotionally traumatizing really). So, my war options can't be just anything. I'm looking for books about Greek and Roman war history, war strategy books or fantasy/sci fi war. #war #readharder

I-read-and-eat I like The Song of Achilles a lot. A retellings of Achilles' part in the Trojan war. It's focussed on emition and the bond between Achilles and Patrokles rather than the war itself. 7y
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GoneFishing
The History of the Peloponnesian War | Thucydides, Sir Richard Winn Livingstone

Our constitution is called a democracy because power is in the hands not of a minority but of the whole people. When it is a question of settling private disputes, everyone is equal before the law; when it is a question of putting one person before another in positions of public responsibility, what counts is not membership of a particular class, but the actual ability which the man possesses.

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GoneFishing
The History of the Peloponnesian War | Thucydides, Sir Richard Winn Livingstone

In a democracy, someone who fails to get elected to office can always console himself with the thought that there was something not quite fair about it.

BookishMarginalia How apropos! 7y
Suet624 😂 7y
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GoneFishing
The History of the Peloponnesian War | Thucydides, Sir Richard Winn Livingstone

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage.

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"So little pains do the vulgar take in the investigation of truth, accepting readily the first story that comes to hand." - Book 1.20

And with one quote, Thucydides proves he's still relevant in 2016.

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