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Designed for students with little or no background in ancient Greek language and culture, this collection of extracts from The History of the Peloponnesian War includes those passages that shed most light on Thucydides' political theory--famous as well as important but lesser-known pieces frequently overlooked by nonspecialists. Newly translated into spare, vigorous English, and situated within a connective narrative framework, Woodruff's selections will be of special interest to instructors in political theory and Greek civilization. Includes maps, notes, glossary.

On Justice, Power, and Human Nature: Selections from the History of the Peloponnesian War

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Hardback by Thucydides , Paul Woodruff

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Designed for students with little or no background in ancient Greek language and culture, this collection of extracts from The... Read more

    Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
    Publication Date: 01/10/1993
    ISBN13: 9780872201699, 978-0872201699
    ISBN10: 872201694

    Number of Pages: 216

    Non Fiction , History

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    Designed for students with little or no background in ancient Greek language and culture, this collection of extracts from The History of the Peloponnesian War includes those passages that shed most light on Thucydides' political theory--famous as well as important but lesser-known pieces frequently overlooked by nonspecialists. Newly translated into spare, vigorous English, and situated within a connective narrative framework, Woodruff's selections will be of special interest to instructors in political theory and Greek civilization. Includes maps, notes, glossary.

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