Thucydides and the pursuit of freedom /Mary P. Nichols.
Nichols, Mary P.,
Thucydides and the pursuit of freedom /Mary P. Nichols. - Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: Thucydides as historian -- Periclean Athens and an image of freedom -- Athenian freedom in the balance: Mytilene and Plataea -- Sparta, Brasidas, and the liberation of Hellas -- Sicily, Alcibiades, and the liberation of Eros -- Homecoming and freedom -- Conclusion: Thucydides, an Athenian.
This book argues for the centrality of the idea of freedom in Thucydides's thought. Through a close reading of his 'History of the Peloponnesian War', the book explores the manifestations of this theme.
9780801455582 9781336284258
Thucydides--Political and social views.
Thucydides --
Liberty.
Electronic Books.
DF229 / .T483 2015
Thucydides and the pursuit of freedom /Mary P. Nichols. - Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: Thucydides as historian -- Periclean Athens and an image of freedom -- Athenian freedom in the balance: Mytilene and Plataea -- Sparta, Brasidas, and the liberation of Hellas -- Sicily, Alcibiades, and the liberation of Eros -- Homecoming and freedom -- Conclusion: Thucydides, an Athenian.
This book argues for the centrality of the idea of freedom in Thucydides's thought. Through a close reading of his 'History of the Peloponnesian War', the book explores the manifestations of this theme.
9780801455582 9781336284258
Thucydides--Political and social views.
Thucydides --
Liberty.
Electronic Books.
DF229 / .T483 2015