The History of the Peloponnesian War, Paperback/Thucydides

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The History of the Peloponnesian War, by Thucydides, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classicsseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. A monumental work unsurpassed for its brilliant description, accuracy, and penetrating insights, Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War is a spectacular eyewitness report of the war between Greece s two most powerful city-states, Athens and Sparta, as it unfolded during the fifth century B. C.The first recorded political and moral analysis of a nation s war policies, the History is a tragic story of virtue, ambition, and failed deterrence. All aspects of the conflictfrom the battlefield strategies and the political landscape to the peoples thoughts and feelings as the long war dragged onare presented in startlingly vivid detail. From the treachery of Alcibiades and the disastrous invasion of Sicily to the plague that devastated Athens and Pericles famous funeral oration, Thucydides has written more than a mere account of war. His History is not