Nichols, Mary P., <br/><br/>
Thucydides and the pursuit of freedom /Mary P. Nichols. 

 - Ithaca ;  London :  Cornell University Press,  (c)2015. 
 - 1 online resource 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801455582 9781336284258 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Thucydides--Political and social views.<br/>Thucydides --
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Liberty.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DF229  / .T483 2015