Thucydides: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

$12.99

Thucydides: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

Name: Thucydides: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback
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SKU: 9780192855824
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by Jennifer T. Roberts

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In 432 BCE the powerful city-state of Sparta on the peninsula of the Pelvsinnesus in southwestern Greece declared war on Athens, head of a mighty naval coalition. The war would last until Sparta finally brough Athens to its knees in 404. The Athenian aristocrat Thucydides, suspecting the magnitude of the conflict that was unfolding before his eyes, at once undertook to record its history, exploring the causes and course of the war in the context of his great interest: human nature. An introduction to Thucydides' thought and background, this book examines Thucydides' account of the war in the context both of the international situation in the classical Greek world and of the intellectual traditions of the fifth century BCE, exploring the historian's connection to prose writers like Herodotus as well as poets like Homer and the tragedians, and investigating the complex dynamics of the war that changed the Greek world forever.

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ISBN	9780192855824
Author	Jennifer T. Roberts
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Genre	History, Literature, and Drama
Format	Paperback
Published	February 2025
Language	ENG- English
Pages	160
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print