History of the Peloponnesian War
by Thucydides
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 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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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9056
- Title
- History of the Peloponnesian War
- Author
- Thucydides
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140440399
- ISBN 13
- 9780140440393
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- BZDB137 peloponnesian war, athens, sparta, thucydides, greece, ancient history, History; Ancient; Greece; Ancient (BC); ISBN: 0140440399 EAN: 9780140440393 Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War
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