"The greatest historian that ever lived." Such was Macaulay's assessment of Thucydides (c. 460 400 BC) and his history of the Peloponnesian War, the momentous struggle between Athens and Sparta that lasted for twenty seven years from 431 to 404 BC, involved virtually the whole of the Greek world, and ended in the fall of Athens. A participant in the war himself, Thucydides brings to his history an awesome intellect, brilliant narrative, and penetrating analysis of the nature of power, as it affects both states and individuals. Of the prose writers of the ancient world, Thucydides has had more lasting influence on western thought than all but Plato and Aristotle. This new edition combines a masterly new translation by Martin Hammond with comprehensive supporting material, including summaries of individual Books; textual notes; a comprehensive analytical index; an appendix on weights, measures and distances, money, and calendars; ten maps; an up to date bibliography; and an illuminating introduction by P.J. Rhodes. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up to date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

The Peloponnesian War (Oxford World's Classics)

Literature & Fiction

Rhodes, P. J.

Hammond, Martin

Thucydides

Classics

Oxford University Press

This volume presents studies of military commemorative practices in Western culture, from 5th-century BC Greece, through two World Wars, to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This new comparative approach reveals that the distant past has had a lasting influence on commemorative practice in modern times.

Cultures of Commemoration: War Memorials, Ancient and Modern (Proceedings of the British Academy)

History

Ancient Civilizations

British Academy

This is the first comprehensive commentary on the Athenaion Politeia since that of J.E. Sandys in 1912. The Introduction discusses the history of the text; the contents, purpose and sources of the work; its language and style; its date, and the evidence for revision after the completion of the original version; and the place of the work in the Aristotelian school. The Commentary concentrates on the historical and institutional facts which the work sets out to give, their sources and their relation to other accounts. Textual and linguistic questions are also addressed.

A Commentary on the Aristotelian Athenaion Politeia

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Founded by Solon and remodelled by Cleisthenes, the boule was an important legislative council of ancient Greece which acted as a standing committee of the Athenian assembly. This book begins with a detailed account of the members and organization of the council, and then goes on to examine its legislative, administrative, and judicial functions. A concluding chapter summarizes the history of the boule and assesses its key role in the machinery of the Athenian state.

The Athenian Boule

History & Criticism

This is the first comprehensive commentary on the Athenaion Politeia since that of J.E. Sandys in 1912. The Introduction discusses the history of the text; the contents, purpose, and sources of the work; its language and style; its date, and the evidence for revision after the completion of the original version; and the place of the work in the Aristotelian school. The Commentary concentrates on the historical and institutional facts which the work sets out to give, their sources, and their relation to other accounts. Textual and linguistic questions are also addressed.

A Commentary on the Aristotelian Athenaion Politeia (Clarendon Paperbacks)

This book collects the evidence for decrees through which the states of the ancient Greek world were governed and uses the evidence to study the decision-making procedures and the extent to which the citizens were actively involved. The book consists of a catalogue of the evidence for 1200+ city states, introduced by a discussion of the Athenian evidence, and with a conclusion in which the language of the decrees and the working of the political machinery in various cities is analyzed.

The Decrees of the Greek States

Lewis, with the late David M.

Clarendon Press

The Greek City States: A Source Book

Political activity and political thinking began in the cities and other states of ancient Greece, and terms such as tyranny, aristocracy, oligarchy, democracy and politics itself are Greek words for concepts first discussed in Greece. Rhodes presents in translation a selection of texts illustrating the formal mechanisms and informal workings of the Greek states in all their variety. From the states described by Homer out of which the classical Greeks believed their states had developed, through the archaic period which saw the rise and fall of tyrants and the gradual broadening of citizen bodies, to the classical period of the fifth and fourth centuries, Rhodes also looks beyond that to the Hellenistic and Roman periods in which the Greeks tried to preserve their way of life in a world of great powers. For this second edition the book has been thoroughly revised and three new chapters added.

Religion & Spirituality

Cambridge University Press

This book gives an accessible account of classical Greek history, from the aftermath of the Persian Wars in 478 bc to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 bc.    Covers political and military events, including: the flourishing of democracy in Athens; the Peloponnesian war, which involved the whole Greek world; and the conquests of Alexander the Great.   Deals with social, economic and cultural developments as well as political and military events.   Combines analysis with narrative.   Details the evidence on which the account is based and the considerations which have to be born in mind in using this evidence.   Written by P. J. Rhodes, who has been teaching and writing on Greek history for over 40 years.   The book’s clarity and directness make it ideal for course use.

A History of the Classical Greek World, 478 - 323 BC (Blackwell History of the Ancient World)

Wiley/Blackwell

This book gives an accessible account of classical Greek history, from the aftermath of the Persian Wars in 478 bc to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 bc. 
<ul> <li>Covers political and military events, including: the flourishing of democracy in Athens; the Peloponnesian war, which involved the whole Greek world; and the conquests of Alexander the Great.</li> <li>Deals with social, economic and cultural developments as well as political and military events.</li> <li>Combines analysis with narrative.</li> <li>Details the evidence on which the account is based and the considerations which have to be born in mind in using this evidence.</li> <li>Written by P. J. Rhodes, who has been teaching and writing on Greek history for over 40 years.</li> <li>The book’s clarity and directness make it ideal for course use.</li> </ul>

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The Peloponnesian War (Oxford World's Classics)

Cultures of Commemoration: War Memorials, Ancient and Modern (Proceedings of the British Academy)

A Commentary on the Aristotelian Athenaion Politeia

The Athenian Boule

A Commentary on the Aristotelian Athenaion Politeia (Clarendon Paperbacks)

The Decrees of the Greek States

The Greek City States: A Source Book

The Greek City States: A Source Book

A History of the Classical Greek World, 478 - 323 BC (Blackwell History of the Ancient World)

A History of the Classical Greek World, 478 - 323 BC (Blackwell History of the Ancient World)