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Beschreibung

SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL HELLENIC PRIZE

A HISTORY TODAY BOOK OF THE YEAR

An authoritative translation of Thucydides's masterpiece.

Thucydides has been essential reading for centuries. A sweeping narrative of the war between Athens and Sparta that began in 431 BCE and would continue until 404. The only existing contemporary narrative of this conflict, Thucydides's words brim with military, moral and political reflections on challenges that still dominate our world today, from the strife of civil war, to the devastation of widespread plague to the nature of political power.

In this dazzling new translation of one of the great masterworks of classical Greece, Robin Waterfield's version of The History of the Peloponnesian War offers an incisive and timely window onto the nature and causes of warfare.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL HELLENIC PRIZE

A HISTORY TODAY BOOK OF THE YEAR

An authoritative translation of Thucydides's masterpiece.

Thucydides has been essential reading for centuries. A sweeping narrative of the war between Athens and Sparta that began in 431 BCE and would continue until 404. The only existing contemporary narrative of this conflict, Thucydides's words brim with military, moral and political reflections on challenges that still dominate our world today, from the strife of civil war, to the devastation of widespread plague to the nature of political power.

In this dazzling new translation of one of the great masterworks of classical Greece, Robin Waterfield's version of The History of the Peloponnesian War offers an incisive and timely window onto the nature and causes of warfare.

Über den Autor
Robin Waterfield is a British classical scholar, translator, and editor, specializing in ancient Greek philosophy and history. Among others, his translations include Plato's Republic, Herodotus's The Histories, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations, and Aesop's Fables. He lives in Greece.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781399814737
ISBN-10: 1399814737
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Waterfield, Robin
Hersteller: John Murray Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 196 x 127 x 49 mm
Von/Mit: Robin Waterfield
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.10.2026
Gewicht: 0,532 kg
Artikel-ID: 136901667