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History of the Peloponnesian War: in the Richard Crawley translation, revised by R.C. Feetham, introduced by Peter Pouncey and ilustrated with woodcuts by A. Tassos.

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History of the Peloponnesian War: in the Richard Crawley translation, revised by R.C. Feetham, introduced by Peter Pouncey and ilustrated with woodcuts by A. Tassos.

by THUCYDIDES

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Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, [c. 1974]. Tall 8vo. xiii, [5], 465, [1] pp. Woodcut frontisp., woodcut plates. Full tan leather, gilt ornamented covers, raised bands & gilt decorated spine, silk moire endpapers, a.e.g., a NF copy, from the library of Robert A. Taylor, w/ bookplate on front pastedown. Easton Press Collector’s Edition of this great account of the great war between Athens and Sparta, which has been the classic example of how a democracy can defeat itself.

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The History of the Peloponnesian War is an account of the Peloponnesian War in Ancient Greece, fought between the Peloponnesian League and the Delian League (led by Athens). It was written by Thucydides, an Athenian general who served in the war. It is widely considered a classic and regarded as one of the earliest scholarly works of history. The History was divided into eight books by editors of later antiquity. Analyses of the History generally fall into one of two camps.

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Title
History of the Peloponnesian War: in the Richard Crawley translation, revised by R.C. Feetham, introduced by Peter Pouncey and ilustrated with woodcuts by A. Tassos.
Author
THUCYDIDES
Book Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
The Easton Press,
Place of Publication
Norwalk, CT:
Date Published
[c. 1974].
Keywords
Greece, Ancient Greece, Greek History, Thucydides, Classics, Reference, Asia Minor, Persia, Persian Empire, Thucydides, Sparta, Athens, Thomas Hobbes, Leather Bindings, Fine Bindings, Easton Press

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