Thucydides

Thucydides

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Produktbeschreibung

Thucydides' classic work is a foundational text in the history of Western political thought. This new translation includes extensive reference material for non-specialists, including maps, glossaries, biographies, chronological charts, notes and an appendix of ancient sources in translation.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 762
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 48mm
• Gewicht: 1122g
• ISBN-13: 9780521847742
• ISBN-10: 0521847745
• Artikelnr.: 37501134

Inhaltsangabe

List of maps
Preface
Introduction
Principal dates
Biographical notes
Greek deities, heroes and mythological figures
Greek terms for distances, coinage and the calendar
The War of the Peloponnesians and the Athenians
Appendix 1. Notes on the Greek text: variations from the OCT
Appendix 2. Thucydides in the ancient world: a selection of texts
Bibliography and further reading
Synopsis of contents
Synopsis of speeches
Glossary
Index of names
General index.

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List of maps; Preface; Introduction; Principal dates; Biographical notes; Greek deities, heroes and mythological figures; Greek terms for distances, coinage and the calendar; The War of the Peloponnesians and the Athenians; Appendix 1. Notes on the Greek text: variations from the OCT; Appendix 2. Thucydides in the ancient world: a selection of texts; Bibliography and further reading; Synopsis of contents; Synopsis of speeches; Glossary; Index of names; General index.

Rezensionen

'Altogether, this edition in a crowded field offers many unique annotations complementing its fresh and accurate translation.' Donald Lateiner, Ancient History Bulletin