The landmark Thucydides: a comprehensive guide to the Peloponnesian War: a newly revised edition of the Richard Crawley translation with maps, annotations, appendices, and encyclopedic index

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Chronicles two decades of war between Athens and Sparta. CONTENTSIntroduction by Victor Davis HansonEditor's NoteKey to Map SymbolsCalendar of the Peloponnesian WarBook OneBook TwoBook ThreeBook FourBook FiveBook SixBook SevenBook EightEpilogueTheaters of Operation in the Peloponnesian WarAppendix A The Athenian Government in ThucydidesAlan L. Boegehold, Brown UniversityAppendix B The Athenian Empire in ThucydidesAlan L. Boegehold, Brown UniversityAppendix C Spartan Institutions in ThucydidesPaul Cartledge, Clare College, Cambridge UniversityAppendix D The Peloponnesian League in ThucydidesPaul Cartledge, Clare College, Cambridge UniversityAppendix E The Persians in ThucydidesRobert B. StrasslerAppendix F Land Warfare in ThucydidesVictor Davis Hanson, California State University at FresnoAppendix G Trireme Warfare in ThucydidesNicolle Hirschfeld, University of Texas at AustinAppendix H Dialects and Ethnic Groups in ThucydidesWilliam F. Wyatt, Brown UniversityAppendix I Religious Festivals in ThucydidesGregory Crane, Tufts UniversityAppendix J Classical Greek Currency in ThucydidesThomas R. Martin, College of the Holy CrossAppendix K Calendars and Dating Systems in ThucydidesThomas R. Martin, College of the Holy CrossGlossaryBibliography of Ancient SourcesConcise Bibliography of Modern SourcesAcknowledgmentsIndexReference Maps