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Barcode30293102318396
StatusHold Shelf
LocationClark County
Call No938.05 Thuc
TitleThe history of the Peloponnesian War / Thucydides ; translated by Robin Waterfield ; introduction and notes by Polly Low.
AuthorThucydides, author.
CollectionNF
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NumReserves1
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Clark County30293102318396938.05 Thuc11/4/2025 Hold ShelfClark County

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781541603400 electronic book
International Standard Book Number 9781541603387 hardcover
International Standard Book Number 1541603389 hardcover
Personal Name Thucydides, author.
Title Statement The history of the Peloponnesian War / Thucydides ; translated by Robin Waterfield ; introduction and notes by Polly Low.
Edition Statement First edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York : Basic Books, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc., 2025.
Physical Description xliv, 704 pages : maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary, Etc. A definitive and refreshingly readable new translation of Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War, paired with a brilliant introduction on how to read and understand Thucydides. Thucydides called his work a “possession for all time,” and his History of the Peloponnesian War has been essential reading for generals and politicians for centuries. Robin Waterfield's translation of Thucydides's sweeping narrative vividly depicts the events of the war between Athens and Sparta that began in 431 BCE and would continue until 404, a conflict that embroiled not only mainland Greece but Greek states from the eastern Mediterranean and as far west as Italy and Sicily. The only extant contemporary narrative of this conflict, Thucydides's History brims with military, moral, and political reflections, offering critical commentary on challenges that still dominate our world today, from the strife of civil war to the devastation of widespread plague to the nature of political power. Thucydides died before completing the account -- it ends in 410 -- but his legacy is timeless. One of the great masterpieces of classical Greece, The History of the Peloponnesian War offers an incisive and timely window into the conflicts of the past.
Language note Translated from the Greek.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term Greece History Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C.
Added Entry, Personal Name Waterfield, Robin, 1952- translator.
Added Entry, Personal Name Low, Polly, author of introduction.

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