The landmark Thucydides : a comprehensive guide to the Peloponnesian War - United States of America Free press 2008 - 706 pages ill., maps, ports. 25 cm

This classic book has long presented obstacles to the uninitiated reader. Written centuries before the rise of modern historiography, Thucydides' narrative is not continuous or linear. His authoritative chronicle of what he considered the greatest war of all time is rigorous and meticulous, yet omits the many aids to comprehension modern readers take for granted—such as brief biographies of the story's main characters, maps and other visual enhancements, and background on the military, cultural, and political traditions of ancient Greece.

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History--Peloponnesian War--Greece--431-404 B.C
Ancient Greek History

938.05 / L23