false 27222 3 Thucydides' <i>History of the Peloponnesian War</i> is one of the great books in the Western tradition, as well as its first true historical narrative. Editor Robert Strassler has annotated this classic text to make it more accessible to modern readers and added dozens of maps for easy reference. A helpful introduction places Thucydides in proper historical context and a series of short appendices focus on particular aspects of life and war during the period. But the bulk of the book itself, where Thucydides chronicles the long struggle between Athens and Sparta, enjoys an unexpected freshness on these pages--partly due to Strassler's magnificent editorial labors, but mostly because it's a great story resonant with heroes, villains, bravery, desperation, and tragedy. Every library should have a copy of Thucydides in it, especially libraries on military history, and <i>The Landmark Thucydides</i> is without question the best version available. 27868 1996 The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War total:263|5:125|4:86|3:38|2:8|1:6| 263 1105 433 48 27222 0684827905 9780684827902 233 44 4.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167877216m/27222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27222.The_Landmark_Thucydides_A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_the_Peloponnesian_War 4 1 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Jan 19 09:51:09 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 09:51:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 27222 0684827905 9780684827902 233 44 4.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167877216m/27222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27222.The_Landmark_Thucydides_A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_the_Peloponnesian_War 0 1 false Sat Jan 10 16:11:59 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 16:14:04 -0800 2009 "The absence of romance in my history will, I fear, detract somewhat from its interest, but if it is judged worthy by those inquirers who desire an exact knowledge of the past as an aid to the understanding of the future, which in the course of human things must resemble if ...more...]]> 27222 0684827905 9780684827902 233 44 4.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167877216m/27222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27222.The_Landmark_Thucydides_A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_the_Peloponnesian_War 0 0 false Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 18:54:17 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 21:15:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 27222 0684827905 9780684827902 233 44 4.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167877216m/27222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27222.The_Landmark_Thucydides_A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_the_Peloponnesian_War 3 0 false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 08:10:11 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 20:40:31 -0700 2009 The Landmark Herodotus applies to the The Landmark Thucydides as well. The maps and format of this earlier edition are not quite as smoothly drafted as the The Landmark Herodotus, but the editors earn boundless praise for their efforts at making these classical works comp...more...]]> 27222 0684827905 9780684827902 233 44 4.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167877216m/27222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27222.The_Landmark_Thucydides_A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_the_Peloponnesian_War 5 0 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri May 23 14:54:29 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 15:14:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 531366 0684828154 9780684828152 16 2 4.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175571568m/531366.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/531366.The_Landmark_Thucydides_A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_the_Peloponnesian_War 4 0 false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 31 08:50:07 -0700 2007 Thu May 31 08:57:58 -0700 2007 more...]]> 27222 0684827905 9780684827902 233 44 4.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167877216m/27222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27222.The_Landmark_Thucydides_A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_the_Peloponnesian_War 0 0 false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 22:01:15 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 22:07:27 -0700 2009
See also the more recent The Landmark Herod...more...]]> 27222 0684827905 9780684827902 233 44 4.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167877216m/27222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27222.The_Landmark_Thucydides_A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_the_Peloponnesian_War 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 28 01:45:59 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 01:47:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> 27222 0684827905 9780684827902 233 44 4.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167877216m/27222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27222.The_Landmark_Thucydides_A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_the_Peloponnesian_War 1 0 false Thu Jul 10 06:56:20 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 07:00:13 -0700 2008
The moral of this book: justice is impossible because power corrupts those who hold it, all nations exist in a perennial strugg...more...]]> 27222 0684827905 9780684827902 233 44 4.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167877216m/27222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27222.The_Landmark_Thucydides_A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_the_Peloponnesian_War 5 0 false Tue Jul 07 23:10:54 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 12:08:38 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 23:10:54 -0700 2009 27222 0684827905 9780684827902 233 44 4.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167877216m/27222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27222.The_Landmark_Thucydides_A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_the_Peloponnesian_War 4 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Tue Dec 23 09:09:46 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 09:11:20 -0800 2008 531366 0684828154 9780684828152 16 2 4.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175571568m/531366.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/531366.The_Landmark_Thucydides_A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_the_Peloponnesian_War 5 0 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Fri Sep 14 18:44:03 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 18:54:04 -0700 2007 more...]]> 27222 0684827905 9780684827902 233 44 4.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167877216m/27222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27222.The_Landmark_Thucydides_A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_the_Peloponnesian_War 4 0 false Sat Sep 05 05:54:28 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 05:55:44 -0700 2009
Thucydides' writing style is more serious and better researched than Herodotus, and is less story-ful, but still excellent.]]> 27222 0684827905 9780684827902 233 44 4.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167877216m/27222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27222.The_Landmark_Thucydides_A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_the_Peloponnesian_War 4 0 false Thu Jul 02 23:10:50 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 23:10:50 -0700 2009 27222 0684827905 9780684827902 233 44 4.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167877216m/27222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27222.The_Landmark_Thucydides_A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_the_Peloponnesian_War 0 0 false Thu Apr 09 20:35:25 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 20:35:46 -0700 2009 (A good annotated edition of a classic work is always an excellent find; the Landmark edition's reviews indicate this one is a winner.)]]> 27222 0684827905 9780684827902 233 44 4.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167877216m/27222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27222.The_Landmark_Thucydides_A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_the_Peloponnesian_War 5 0 false Mon May 07 14:57:11 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 01 08:22:15 -0700 2007 more...]]> 27222 0684827905 9780684827902 233 44 4.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167877216m/27222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27222.The_Landmark_Thucydides_A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_the_Peloponnesian_War 4 0 false Thu Feb 26 19:02:44 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 19:04:55 -0800 2009
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