description: Perfect for the student studying both the Peloponnesian War or being introduced to Thucydides for the first time. Contains a list of essential dates, and an up-to-date bibliography. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents: Portrait of Thucydides Preface Essential Dates Introduction 1 The Greek Tradition of Historical Writing 2 Athenian Imperialism 3 Rhetoric 4 The Arrangement of Material in Book I Bibliography Text Notes Greek Index English Index Map of Greek World
language: English
title: Thucydides /Book II
titlecomplete: Thucydides /Book II
characters: Nicias (Athens), Thucydides, Pericles, Alcibiades
genres: Greece, Politics, Philosophy, Ancient History, Military Fiction, Classics, War, Nonfiction, History, Ancient
ratings_count: 37238
places: Greece, Syracuse, Sicily
publisher: Bolchazy Carducci Pub