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100	0		_aThucydides, _e1
240	1	0	_aHistory of the Peloponnesian War. _lEnglish
245	1	4	_aThe landmark Thucydides : _ba comprehensive guide to the Peloponnesian War / _cedited by Robert B. Strassler ; introduction by Victor Davis Hanson. _hPR
260			_aNew York : _bFree Press, _c(c)1996.
300			_axxxiii, 711 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_a"A newly revised edition of the Richard Crawley translation with maps, annotations, appendices, and encyclopedic index."
504			_a1 (pages 633-634) and index.
520	0		_aThucydides called his account of two decades of war between Athens and Sparta "a possession for all time," and indeed it is the first and still the most famous work in the Western historical tradition. Considered essential reading for generals, statesmen, and liberally educated citizens for more than 2,000 years. The Peloponnesian War is a mine of military, moral, political, and philosophical wisdom. However, this classic book has long presented obstacles to the.
520	0		_auninitiated reader. Written centuries before the rise of modern historiography. Thucydides' narrative is not continuous or linear. His authoritative chronicle of what he considered the greatest war of all time is rigorous and meticulous, yet omits the many aids to comprehension modern readers take for granted - such as brief biographies of the story's main characters, maps and other visual enhancements, and background on the military, cultural, and political traditions.
520	0		_aof ancient Greece. Robert Strassler's new edition amends these omissions, and not only provides a new coherence to the narrative overall but effectively reconstructs the lost cultural context that Thucydides shared with his original audience. Based on the venerable Richard Crawley translation, updated and revised for modern readers, The Landmark Thucydides includes a vast array of superbly designed and presented maps, brief informative appendices by outstanding classical.
520	0		_ascholars on subjects of special relevance to the text, explanatory marginal notes on each page, an index of unprecedented subtlety and depth, and numerous other useful features. Readers will find that with this edition they can dip into the text at any point and be immediately oriented with regard to the geography, season, date, and stage of the conflict.
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700	1		_aStrassler, Robert B., _d1937-
700	1		_aCrawley, Richard, _d1840-1893.
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell