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 Free Download The Peloponnesian War: The Complete Hobbes Translation by Thucydides, translated by Thomas Hobbes English | October 15, 1989 | ISBN: 0226801063 | True EPUB | 668 pages | 6.1 MB "Thomas Hobbes's translation of Thucydides brings together the magisterial prose of one of the greatest writers of the English language and the depth of mind and experience of one of the greatest writers of history in any language. . . . For every reason, the current availability of this great work is a boon."-Joseph Cropsey, University of Chicago  Free Download Christopher Pelling, "Thucydides: The Peloponnesian War Book VII " English | ISBN: 1316630226 | 2022 | 306 pages | PDF | 18 MB In Books 6 and 7 Thucydides' narrative is, as Plutarch puts it, 'at its most emotional, vivid, and varied' as he describes the Sicilian Expedition that ended so catastrophically for Athens (415-413 BCE). Book 7 opens with Athens seemingly on the point of victory, but the arrival of the Spartan commander Gylippus marks a change in fortunes and the Athenian commander Nicias is soon sending home a desperate plea for reinforcements. Three narrative masterpieces follow their arrival, first the eerie confusion of the night battle on the heights, then the naval clash in the Great Harbour, and finally the desperate attempt to escape and the slaughter at the river Assinarus. Following the sister commentary on Book 6, the Commentary offers students considerable help understanding the Greek while the Introduction discusses Thucydides' narrative skill and the part these books play in the architecture of the history.  Donald Kagan, "The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War (A New History of the Peloponnesian War)" English | 1989 | ISBN: 0801495563, 0801405017 | PDF | pages: 439 | 59.9 mb The first volume of Donald Kagan's acclaimed four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War offers a new evaluation of the origins and causes of the conflict, based on evidence produced by modern scholarship and on a careful reconsideration of the ancient texts. He focuses his study on the question: Was the war inevitable, or could it have been avoided?  The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0B9VPZRYB | 1190 pages | EPUB | 0.99 Mb Commonly acknowledged as one of the earliest first-hand written accounts of history, this classic work chronicles the war between Athens and Sparta during the fifth century B.C. Its author, Thucydides, dispassionately and accurately describes the events of this ancient Greek war in a strict chronology which includes the causes of the conflict, descriptions of battlefield strategy, political opinions, and all other aspects of the war in the brilliant detail of an intellectual and observant eyewitness.  The Peloponnesian War By Donald Kagan 2003 | 511 Pages | ISBN: 0670032115 | DJVU | 7 MB For three decades in the fifth century B.C. the ancient world was torn apart by a conflict that was as dramatic, divisive, and destructive as the world wars of the twentieth century: the Peloponnesian War. Donald Kagan, one of the world's most respected classical, political, and military historians, here presents a new account of this vicious war of Greek against Greek, Athenian against Spartan. The Peloponnesian War is a magisterial work of history written for general readers, offering a fresh examination of a pivotal moment in Western civilization. With a lively, readable narrative that conveys a richlydetailed portrait of a vanished world while honoring its timeless relevance,The Peloponnesian Waris a chronicle of the rise and fall of a great empire and of a dark time whose lessons still resonate today.  George Cawkwell, "Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War" English | ISBN: 0415165520 | | 176 pages | PDF | 2 MB Understanding the history of Athens in the all important years of the second half of the fifth century B.C. is largely dependent on the work of the historian Thucydides. Previous scholarship has tended to view Thucydides' account as infallible. |
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