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Trade ReviewDavid Denby
Los Angeles Times A magnificent edition of the great historian's
The Peloponnesian War.Donald Kagan author of
On the Origins of War and
Pericles of Athens This is the best book with which to start study of Thueydides and the Peloponnesian War.
Paul A. Rahne
The Washington Times Without question, this is the finest edition of Thueydides history ever produced; It is a treasure.
The Boston Globe Thoroughly readable....Anyone interested in the culture of conflict -- political as well as military, contemporary as well as ancient -- can learn much from this durable work.
Table of ContentsCONTENTSIntroduction by Victor Davis Hanson
Editor's Note
Key to Map Symbols
Calendar of the Peloponnesian WarBook One
Book Two
Book Three
Book Four
Book Five
Book Six
Book Seven
Book Eight
Epilogue
Theaters of Operation in the Peloponnesian WarAppendix A
The Athenian Government in ThucydidesAlan L. Boegehold, Brown University
Appendix B
The Athenian Empire in ThucydidesAlan L. Boegehold, Brown University
Appendix C
Spartan Institutions in ThucydidesPaul Cartledge, Clare College, Cambridge University
Appendix D
The Peloponnesian League in ThucydidesPaul Cartledge, Clare College, Cambridge University
Appendix E
The Persians in ThucydidesRobert B. Strassler
Appendix F
Land Warfare in ThucydidesVictor Davis Hanson, California State University at Fresno
Appendix G
Trireme Warfare in ThucydidesNicolle Hirschfeld, University of Texas at Austin
Appendix H
Dialects and Ethnic Groups in ThucydidesWilliam F. Wyatt, Brown University
Appendix I
Religious Festivals in ThucydidesGregory Crane, Tufts University
Appendix J
Classical Greek Currency in ThucydidesThomas R. Martin, College of the Holy Cross
Appendix K
Calendars and Dating Systems in ThucydidesThomas R. Martin, College of the Holy Cross
Glossary
Bibliography of Ancient Sources
Concise Bibliography of Modern Sources
Acknowledgments
Index
Reference Maps
