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A New History of the Peloponnesian War

By Lawrence A. Tritle

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2010
ISBN
1405122501, 9781405122504, 9781405122511, 140512251X
LCC
DF229 .T74 2010
Open Library ID
OL11650039M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3052882 bytes)
Pages
315\315
Topic
History
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

This stimulating new study provides a narrative of the monumental conflict of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, and examines the realities of the war and its effects on the average Athenian. A penetrating new study of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta by an established scholar Offers an original interpretation of how and why the war began Weaves in the contemporary evidence of Aristophanes in order to give readers a new sense of how the war affected the individual Discusses the practicalities and realities of the war Examines the blossoming of culture and intellectual achievement in Athens despite the war Challenges the approach of Thucydides in his account of the war

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