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In a new and controversial interpretation of the literary structure of Thucydides history of the Peloponnesian War, Hunter Rawlings contends that Thucydides consciously divided the war into two parallel ten-year conflicts with a period of nominal peace in the middle. Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print



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*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*Note on References, pg. xi*Abbreviations, pg. xiii*Chapter I. The Two Ten-Year Wars, pg. 3*Chapter II. Books I and VI as Introductions, pg. 58*Chapter III: Books II and VII : The First Years of the Wars; Leaders and Problems, pg. 126*Chapter IV: Books III and VIII: Revolt and Revolution, pg. 176*Chapter V: Books "IX" and "X": Thucydides' Plan, pg. 216*Chapter Vl: Some Conclusions, pg. 250*Index, pg. 273

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691614915, 978-0691614915
      ISBN10: 0691614911

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In a new and controversial interpretation of the literary structure of Thucydides history of the Peloponnesian War, Hunter Rawlings contends that Thucydides consciously divided the war into two parallel ten-year conflicts with a period of nominal peace in the middle. Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print



      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*Note on References, pg. xi*Abbreviations, pg. xiii*Chapter I. The Two Ten-Year Wars, pg. 3*Chapter II. Books I and VI as Introductions, pg. 58*Chapter III: Books II and VII : The First Years of the Wars; Leaders and Problems, pg. 126*Chapter IV: Books III and VIII: Revolt and Revolution, pg. 176*Chapter V: Books "IX" and "X": Thucydides' Plan, pg. 216*Chapter Vl: Some Conclusions, pg. 250*Index, pg. 273

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