The Fifth Book of Thucydides (Classic Reprint): Edited With Notes: Edited with Notes (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Thucydides Thucydides

Softcover

ISBN 10: 133299900X ISBN 13: 9781332999002

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Plunge into the Fifth Book of Thucydides and explore a period of growing tension after an extended truce.

This edition presents not only the account of the campaigns and intrigues that follow the truce, but also the analyses and notes that accompany the text, offering a clear view of the intentions and political contexts of the time.

Le livre retrace les efforts d’Athènes et de ses alliés pour regagner l’influence en Thrace, les revers militaires et les dynamiques internes qui minent la cité. Il présente une narration dense, marquée par des intrigues politiques, des alliances et des hésitations stratégiques, tout en contextualisant des épisodes majeurs comme les combats d’Amphipolis et le retour du débat sur la justice et le pouvoir.
What you will experience or understand by reading:

• An overview of the motivations and political choices during a period of fragile peace and the resumption of war.
• The description of the military campaigns and the turning points that influence the Greek balance of power.
• An introduction and explanatory notes that shed light on complex passages and historical speeches.
• A presentation of the historical framework and the moral issues that run through the narrative.

Ideal for readers who wish to place the unfolding of ancient Greek events in their political and cultural context, and for those who want a guided introduction with annotations to facilitate understanding.

About this title

About the Author

Thucydides (c. 460 BC400 BC) was a general who was exiled for his failure to defend the Greek city of Amphipolis in Thrace. During his exile, he began compiling histories and accounts of the war from various participants.Rex Warner was a Professor of the University of Connecticut from 1964 until his retirement in He was born in 1905 and went to Wadham College, Oxford, where he gained a first in Classical Moderations, and took a degree in English Literature. He taught in Egypt and England, and was Director of the British Institute, Athens, from 1945 to 1947. He has written poems, novels and critical essays, has worked on films and broadcasting, and has translated many works, of which Xenophon s History of My Time and The Persian Expedition, Thucydides The Peloponnesian War, and Plutarch s Lives (under the title Fall of the Roman Republic) and Moral Essays have been published in Penguin Classics.M. I. Finley was a professor of ancient history and master of Darwin College, Cambridge. He died in 1986. M. I. Finley was a professor of ancient history and master of Darwin College, Cambridge. He died in 1986.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 133299900X
• ISBN 13: 9781332999002
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 290