Thucydides was still at work on this when the war spread to sicily and into a conflict 4154 likewise. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides. Thucydides classic work, history of the peloponnesian war, provides us with the historical framework for 5th century greece, a golden age of intellectual achievement and. Discover book depositorys huge selection of thucydides books online. Marchant, originally published in 1891, and the introduction is by thomas wiedemann, who takes into account the needs of the modern student and up. Librivox recording of histories v 4 book 4, by thucydides. Greek historian noted for the unprecedented objectivity and thoroughness of his critical history of the peloponnesian war. History of the peloponnesian war summary and study guide. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war 8 vols. English translation of thucydides history of the peloponnesian war book 6, by r. The peloponnesian war was really three conflicts 431421, 4154, and 4404 bce that thucydides was still unifying into one account when he died some time before 396 bce. During the winter of 424423 bc, the spartan general brasidas attacked amphipolis, a halfdays sail west from thasos on the thracian coast, sparking the battle of amphipolis. Thucydides synonyms, thucydides pronunciation, thucydides translation, english dictionary definition of thucydides.
Lets talk about the books youve chosen to better understand thucydides and his time. His work was the first recorded political and moral analysis of a nations war policies. History of the peloponnesian war, volume iii thucydides. History of the peloponnesian warbook 4 wikisource, the.
Thvcydides cvm scholiis et antiqvis et vtilibvs sine q. This book examines the relevant relationship between these historians which is considered, especially nowadays, by historians and philologists to be more significant than previously realized. Thucydides quotes author of history of the peloponnesian war. Pericles was a general, the leader we most associate with athens golden age, but he ended up dying of plague before the end of the peloponnesian war. History of the peloponnesian war books 14 greek edition 97817843597 by thucydides and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at. Reading kagan is great preparation for taking on thucydides. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war translated by richard crawley the first book chapter i. Morris, commentary on thucydides book 1, introduction. The ancient greek historian thucydides captured this drama with matchless insight in his classic eyewitness account of what was arguably the greatest war in the history of the world up to that time. Professor rustens commentary aims to assist the students to learn to read thucydides. It was written by thucydides, an athenian historian who also served as an athenian general during the war. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book iv.
My work is not a piece of writing designed to meet the taste of an immediate public, but was done to last for ever, thucydides ancient greek historian thucydides spellbinding firsthand account chronicles the devastating 27yearlong war between athens and sparta during the 5th century bc. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 4, chapter 1. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific. He saw the rise of athens to greatness under the inspired. History of the peloponnesian war, thoukydides meta scholion palaion kai pany ophelimon choris hon ho syngrapheus poly, aneucheres esti. History of the peloponnesian warbook 6 wikisource, the. Aftermath of sicilian expedition, sections 12 the beginning of the sicilian expedition 415 bce 1. Originally published in 1962, this edition was prepared for new students of greek who had reached the stage of the first school examination. It contains memorable sections on alcibiades, on the athenians excitement at the. Herbert weir smyth, a greek grammar for colleges, adjectives. What important information about sicily did the athenians not know. Thucydides divides his history into summers and winters, thus reckoning more accurately, as he points out v.
The state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war between the peloponnesians and the athenians, beginning at the moment that it. Buy a cheap copy of history of the peloponnesian war. The peloponnesian war pitted athens and its allies against a league of citystates headed by sparta. It contains chapters 141 of thucydides, book 4, in original greek, together with an introduction, generous notes and a vocabulary section. May 03, 2012 edith foster is associate professor of history at ashland university. Eucles, the athenian commander at amphipolis, sent to thucydides for help. Please look over our study guide questions below as you read through books 4 and the opening chapters of book 5 chs. Written by one of the fathers of western history, thucydides history of the peloponnesian war is a landmark literary and scholarly achievement documenting the pivot point in the golden age of athenian democracy. It will also be useful to students who are approaching a book of thucydides for the first time, or studying the peloponnesian war from a more general, historical perspective. Apr 16, 2012 105 meanwhile brasidas, afraid of succours arriving by sea from thasos, and learning that thucydides possessed the right of working the gold mines in that part of thrace, and had thus great influence with the inhabitants of the continent, hastened to gain the town, if possible, before the people of amphipolis should be encouraged by his arrival. The history of the peloponnesian war the internet classics.
Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war book 6. The eight books of thucydides history, translated by r. Athens sends a huge fleet to sicily and suffers disaster. Nov 27, 2003 the second book of thucydides history is of particular literary interest, containing as it does such important sections as the funeral oration, the account of the plague at athens and the obituary of pericles. Greek text with english translation includes index vol. Kagan is basically a military historian, and a conservative.
The national endowment for the humanities provided support for entering this text. This book will remain of value to anyone with an interest in ancient greece and the teaching of greek. His history of the peloponnesian war recounts the fifthcentury bc war between sparta and athens until the year 411 bc. The state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war. Thucydides book vi, chapters 3053 and 60105 end the first part of the sicilian expedition edited for beginners in greek, london, j. This edition, like its companions thucydides ll and iv, is intended primarily for undergraduates and candidates taking alevel examinations. Book vi of thucydides deals, through its speeches in particular, with athenian motivation towards sending the great expedition to sicily, with the attitudes of various factions involved, and with the seeds of the expeditions ultimate disastrous conclusion. The history of the peloponnesian war, by thucydides 431 bc.
She is the author of thucydides, pericles, and periclean imperialism, of articles on thucydides and lucretius in the american journal of philology 2009 and in sea of languages. In the first book of his history, thucydides picks that up and shows how that position that athens had, largely through the athenians own behaviour, went on to breed a huge amount of resentment amongst the people who were allies of athens and throughout greece in general. History of the peloponnesian war books 14 greek edition 97817843597 by thucydides and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Marchant, originally published in 1891, and the introduction is by thomas wiedemann, who takes into account the needs of the modern student and. Meanwhile, the mitylenian and other lesbian exiles.
I would next recommend the landmark edition of thucydides. Thucydides, greatest of ancient greek historians and author of the history of the peloponnesian war, which recounts the struggle between athens and sparta in the 5th century bc. Thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war between the peloponnesians and the athenians, beginning at the moment that it broke out, and believing that it would be a great war and more worthy of relation than any that had preceded it. Thucydides classic work, history of the peloponnesian war, provides us with the historical framework for 5th century greece, a golden age of intellectual achievement and creativity rarely equaled in human history.
Thucydides bilingual anthology studies thucydides in print. The second book of thucydides history is of particular literary interest, containing as it does such important sections as the funeral oration, the account of the plague at athens and the obituary of pericles. Thucydides definition of thucydides by the free dictionary. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 1, chapter 1. The greatest of all greek historians was the athenian general thucydides 455400 b. His history of the first conflict, 431421, was nearly complete. Thvcydides cvm scholiis et antiqvis et vtilibvs sine q urn. Thucydides cum scholiis et antiquis et utilibus sine quibus autor intellectu multum est, difficilis. History of the peloponnesian war book by thucydides. Thus the winter ended, and with it ended the seventh year of this war of which thucydides is the historian. The history of the peloponnesian war, also known as histories, recounts the war between the athenian alliance called the delian league by modern historians and sparta and its allies called the peloponnesian league by modern historians, which took place from 431404 bc. One of the greatest ancient historians, thucydides c. The best books on thucydides five books expert recommendations.
Feb 03, 20 seventeenth year of the war the sicilian campaign affair of the hermae departure of the expedition. Murray, 1906, also by percy ure page images at hathitrust. A comprehensive guide to the peloponnesian war, by thucydides, with commentary by robert b. The original account of the war by an athenian general. Chapter i the state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war. This is a shortened version of his fourvolume book about the same war, for the popular reader. Chapter xviii seventeenth year of the war the sicilian campaign affair of the hermae departure of the expedition the same winter the athenians resolved to sail again to sicily, with a greater armament than that under laches and eurymedon, and, if possible, to conquer the island. English translation of thucydides history of the peloponnesian war book 4, by r. The war was really three conflicts with one uncertain peace after the first. Although unfinished and as a whole unrevised, in brilliance of description and depth of insight this history has no superior. The first book on your list is by vincent azoulay, and its called pericles of athens. This book, like its companions on thucydides books i and iv, is published primarily for students approaching a book of thucydides for the first time or studying the peloponnesian war in a more general way. Edith foster is associate professor of history at ashland university. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war book 4.
The digital loeb classical library extends the founding mission of james loeb with an interconnected, fully searchable, perpetually growing virtual library of all that is important in greek and latin literature. He dedicated his career to the deep study of this conflict and his book is a modern masterpiece. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides read in original ancient greek by konstantinos katsouranis. Because of his influence in the thracian region, thucydides wrote, he was sent as a strategos general to thasos in 424 bc. And the winter ended, and with it ended the sixteenth year of this war of which thucydides is the historian. Thucydides of athens, one of the greatest of historians, was born about 471 bce. The conflict, fought between the athenianled delian league and the spartanled peloponnesian league, signaled the end of athenian dominance in greece at the close of the fifth. The best overall study of the peloponnesian war is donald kagans book. Book i greek texts paperback june 1, 1991 by thucydides author visit amazons thucydides page. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Apr 14, 2011 originally published in 1962, this edition was prepared for new students of greek who had reached the stage of the first school examination. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, volume iii. Thucydides, histories thucydides, histories book 1 thucydides, histories book 2 thucydides, histories book 3 thucydides, histories book 4 thucydides, histories book 5 thucydides, histories book 6 thucydides, histories book 7 thucydides, histories book 8. This book looks at two of the most important ancient greek historians living in the fifth century bce who are considered to be the founders of the western tradition of historiography.
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