The History of the Peloponnesian War
by Thucydides
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ Slip Case.
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Synopsis
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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- Bookseller
- BookLovers of Bath (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 189544
- Title
- The History of the Peloponnesian War
- Author
- Thucydides
- Format/Binding
- Hardback in Slip Case (No Dust Wrapper.)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ Slip Case.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: The Folio Society
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- historical greece, greek histories, greek history, peloponnesian war, epidamnus, spartan, sparta, siege plataea, thrace, macedonia, pylos, civil war corey, gylippus, athenian defeat, persian intervention, athenian victory, athenian leagues, peloponnese ca
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Folio
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- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...