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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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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- Zephyr Used & Rare Books (US)
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- 60052
- 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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