Thucydides : An Introduction for the Common Reader /

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This book is a concise, readable introduction to the Greek author Thucydides, who is widely regarded as one of the foremost historians of all time. Why does Thucydides continue to matter today? Perez Zagorin answers this question by examining Thucydides' landmark History of the Peloponnesian Wa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Zagorin, Perez
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodstock : Princeton University Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Thucydide > Histoire de la guerre du Peloponnese.
Thucydide > Pensee politique et sociale.
Thucydides. > History of the Peloponnesian War.
History of the Peloponnesian War (Thucydides)
History & Archaeology.
Regions & Countries - Europe.
Greece.
Historiography.
HISTORY > Ancient > Greece.
HISTORY > Ancient.
Grece > Histoire > 431-404 av. J.-C. (Guerre du Peloponnese) > Historiographie.
Greece > History > Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C. > Historiography.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book is a concise, readable introduction to the Greek author Thucydides, who is widely regarded as one of the foremost historians of all time. Why does Thucydides continue to matter today? Perez Zagorin answers this question by examining Thucydides' landmark History of the Peloponnesian War, one of the great classics of Western civilization. This history, Zagorin explains, is far more than a mere chronicle of the conflict between Athens and Sparta, the two superpowers of Greece in the fifth century BCE. It is also a remarkable story of politics, decision-making, the uses of power, and the.
Notas:Originally published: 2005.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (208 pages).
ISBN:9781400826797

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