The History of the Peloponnesian War (Penguin Classics)
by Thucydides (Warner, Rex  Translator)
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- 0140440399
- ISBN 13
- 9780140440393
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The History of the Peloponnesian War is an account of the Peloponnesian War in Ancient Greece, fought between the Peloponnesian League and the Delian League (led by Athens). It was written by Thucydides, an Athenian general who served in the war. It is widely considered a classic and regarded as one of the earliest scholarly works of history. The History was divided into eight books by editors of later antiquity. Analyses of the History generally fall into one of two camps.
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- Title
- The History of the Peloponnesian War (Penguin Classics)
- Author
- Thucydides (Warner, Rex – Translator)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
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- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140440399
- ISBN 13
- 9780140440393
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- Harmondsworth, Middlesex
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Classics, Ancient Greece -- Peloponnesian War -- History, Everyman's Library  455 History; Greece; Ancient (BC); Military & Warfare. Unbranded ISBN: 0140440399 EAN: 9780140440393 Thucydides (Warner, Rex  Translato
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