Campbell more complete with vocabulary for each section and an extensive discussion of thucydides grammatical eccentricities, which are legendary. Seventeenth year of the war the sicilian campaign affair of the hermae departure of the expedition. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war 8 vols. Andrewes, a historical commentary on thucydides, v. Thucydides book 1 summary the peloponnesian war an. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history due to his strict standards of. Jan 01, 2004 one of the worlds great history books and the first true historical narrative of western literature, thucydides chronicle of the disastrous 27year conflict between athens and sparta resonates with tales of heroism and villainy, deeds of courage and desperation, and the eternal folly of human conflict. History of the peloponnesian warbook 3 wikisource, the. The sixth and seventh books of thucydides new york. His great contribution to history and historiography is contained in this one dense history of the 27year war between athens and sparta, each alongside their respective allies. A commentary on thucydides paperback simon hornblower. As a general in the peloponnesian war he failed 424 bc to prevent the surrender of the city of amphipolis to the spartan commander brasidas and was exiled until the end of the war.
Books ii and iii describe the main this is the first volume of a threevolume historical and literary commentary on the eight books of thucydides, the great fifthcentury bc historian of the peloponnesian war. Antony spawforth is professor of ancient history, university of newcastle upon tyne. A commentary on thucydides simon hornblower oxford. Arnold wycombe gomme 16 november 1886 17 january 1959 was a british classical scholar, lecturer in ancient greek and greek history 19111945, professor of ancient greek, university of glasgow 19461957, fellow of the british academy 1947. Thucydides book 6 bryn mawr commentaries, greek much cheaper, and thucydides.
An athenian general, he was exiled for a military failure and drew for his writing on his personal experience and information from an extensive network of contacts on both sides to the epic conflict. Fourth and fifth years of the war revolt of mitylene. Not that arnold gommes oxford commentary was above reproach, or addressed and resolved all questions. If we adhere to the testimony of pamphila, which goes back to apollodorus, that thucydides was born about b. Athens sends a huge fleet to sicily and suffers disaster. Ii 1996 of a historical and literary commentary on the history of the first 20 years of the twentysevenyear peloponnesian war between the athenians and spartans and their respective allies written by the great fifthcentury bc historian thucydides.
Thucydides is considered to be one of the great fathers of western history, thus making his methodology the subject of much analysis in area of historiography. Thucydides claimed that his account of the devastating war between the athenians and the spartans was a possession for all time. This is the first volume of a threevolume historical and literary commentary on the eight books of thucydides, the great fifthcentury bc historian of the. Lets talk about the books youve chosen to better understand thucydides and his time. Cameron is professor of greek and latin and director of the great books program at the university of michigan. Ten years into the struggle, the athenian general thucydides was dismissed for a military failure that led to a triumph for posterity. Feb 03, 20 seventeenth year of the war the sicilian campaign affair of the hermae departure of the expedition. How close they are to the presumed originals what pericles and the others actually said, or even if they are close at.
The cost is also an issue with the bryn mawr commentaries see. Thucydides books list of books by author thucydides. Conventional moral considerations play no role in his analysis of political events while geographic and. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides free ebook. A historical commentary on thucydides, unknown binding january 1, 1945 by a. The state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war. Chapter xviii seventeenth year of the war the sicilian campaign affair of the hermae departure of the expedition the same winter the athenians resolved to sail again to sicily, with a greater armament than that under laches and eurymedon, and, if possible, to conquer the island. Simon hornblower is professor of classics and ancient history, university college london. After his death, thucydidess history was subdivided into eight books.
History of the peloponnesian warbook 6 wikisource, the. Dear all, you may find by now that book 4 is significantly different from the narratives of the previous three books. Book vi of thucydides deals, through its speeches in particular, with athenian motivation towards sending the great expedition to sicily, with the attitudes of various factions involved, and with the seeds of the expeditions ultimate disastrous conclusion. The entire greek world plunged into three decades of bloodshed in 431 b. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides alibris. Jul 18, 2018 history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides, 1972, penguin books edition, in english, ancient greek rev. Feb 03, 20 fourth and fifth years of the war revolt of mitylene. This is the second volume of a threevolume historical and literary commentary on thucydides, the great fifthcentury bc greek historian. The actual narration of the peloponnesian war begins with book ii. Selections from the history of the peloponnesian war, and more on. This is the first volume of a twovolume historical and literary commentary on the eight books of thucydides, the great fifthcentury b. List of books and articles about thucydides online research. History of the peloponnesian war by thucydides, 1972, penguin books edition, in english, ancient greek rev.
Thucydides and the idea of history by neville morley. Nov 28, 1991 of the three books covered in this volume, book i presents thucydides aims in writing the work and the historical background to the war. The conflict, fought between the athenianled delian league and the spartanled peloponnesian league, signaled the end of athenian dominance in greece at the close of the fifth. Speeches play an important role in thucydides history, but remember. Thucydides gives some scant information about his own life in his history.
It is also meant to be used with the abridged edition of liddell and scotts greekenglish lexicon, which reliably contains nearly all of the vocabulary of book i of thucydides. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book iii. Thucydides cambridge texts in the history of political thought 31mar20 by thucydides, jeremy mynott kindle edition. Thucydides book 1 study guide questions reading odyssey. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Although thucydides does not shed light on the reasons and the historical. Historical commentary on thucydides by a w gomme abebooks. Exploring both the historical and literary aspects of the work, this commentary provides translations of every passage or phrase of greek. Of the three books covered in this volume, book i presents thucydides aims in writing the work and the historical background to the war.
Chapter ix fourth and fifth years of the war revolt of mitylene the next summer, just as the corn was getting ripe, the peloponnesians and their allies invaded attica under the command of archidamus, son of zeuxidamus, king of the lacedaemonians, and sat down and ravaged the land. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war is an account of the war fought between the peloponnesian league sparta and its allies and the delian league athens and its. Rather it seemed that thucydides stood less in need of such a reexamination in english than, say, herodotus. Dec 01, 2004 the history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides. As you become more familiar with the names of people, places and things, the points thucydides makes will also become clearer.
He is the author and editor of many books see books by the same author. This volume of the writings and speeches of edmund b. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides. See all books authored by thucydides, including history of the peloponnesian war, and on justice, power and human nature. Pericles was a general, the leader we most associate with athens golden age, but he ended up dying of plague before the end of the peloponnesian war. The history of the peloponnesian war the internet classics. Rather it seemed that thucydides stood less in need of such a. Written by one of the fathers of western history, thucydides history of the peloponnesian war is a landmark literary and scholarly achievement documenting the pivot point in the golden age of athenian democracy.
His commentary authoritatively accounts for the last one hundred years of evolving grammatical and linguistic theory as they apply to the seminal work of thucydides. The first book on your list is by vincent azoulay, and its called pericles of athens. It is remarkable, then, that the trajectory of thucydides modern reception has never been properly studied. He also served as one of the board of ten elected athenian generals in 424 bce, and was sent to defend the northern greek city of amphipolis from spartan attack. Thucydides and the shaping of history addresses two important issues. He examines different aspects of the reception of thucydides within modern western historiography, casting fresh light on ideas about history and the historian in the contemporary world.
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