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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450530303321

Autore

Cawkwell George

Titolo

Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War / / George Cawkwell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1997

ISBN

1-134-70844-0

1-280-60624-X

9786610606245

0-203-12970-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224p.)

Disciplina

938/.05/072

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Greece History Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C Historiography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-159) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface Abbreviations Chapter 1. Thucydides Chapter 2. 'The Truest Explanation' Chapter 3. Thucydides and the Strategy of the Peloponnesian War Chapter 4. Thucydides, Pericles, and the 'Radical Demagogues' Chapter 5. Thucydides, Alcibiades, and the West Chapter 6. Thucydides and the Empire Appendix 1. A Note on the so-called 'Financial Decrees' of Callias, IG 13 52 (= ML 58) Appendix 2. The Megara Decrees of Plutarch, Pericles 30 Appendix 3. Military Service in the Athenian Empire Notes Works referred to in the Notes

Sommario/riassunto

To understand the history of the Athens of circa 500 B.C. the student relies on Thucydides account. This erudite study challenges the infallibility of Thucydides writings and offers a fresh and controversial view of events from that period.