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Autore |
Kagan Donald |
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Titolo |
The Archidamian War / / Donald Kagan |
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Ithaca, NY : , : Cornell University Press, , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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ISBN |
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9780801467226 |
0801467225 |
9780801467233 |
0801467233 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (394 p.) : maps |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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HISTORY |
Military / General |
Regions & Countries - Europe |
History & Archaeology |
Greece |
Greece History Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C |
Greece Historiography |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-375) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Maps -- Abbreviations and Short Titles -- 1. Plans and Resources -- 2. The First Year of the War -- 3. The Plague and Its Consequences -- 4. The Third Year of the War: Phormio -- 5. The Revolt at Lesbos -- 6. Sicily and Corcyra -- 7. Demosthenes -- 8. Pylos and Sphacteria -- 9. Megara and Delium -- 10. The Coming of Peace -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Pericles and Athenian Income -- Appendix B: Pericles' Last Speech -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Ancient Authors and Inscriptions |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book, the second volume in Donald Kagan's tetralogy about the Peloponnesian War, is a provocative and tightly argued history of the first ten years of the war. Taking a chronological approach that allows him to present at each stage the choices that were open to both sides |
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