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The Peloponnesian War

By Donald Kagan

Book information

Publisher
Viking
Year
2003
ISBN
0670032115, 9780670032112
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
6 MB (6370594 bytes)
Pages
511\547
Time added
2018-07-28 08:09:48

Description

For three decades in the fifth century B.C. the ancient world was torn apart by a conflict that was as dramatic, divisive, and destructive as the world wars of the twentieth century: the Peloponnesian War. Donald Kagan, one of the world’s most respected classical, political, and military historians, here presents a new account of this vicious war of Greek against Greek, Athenian against Spartan. The Peloponnesian War is a magisterial work of history written for general readers, offering a fresh examination of a pivotal moment in Western civilization. With a lively, readable narrative that conveys a richly detailed portrait of a vanished world while honoring its timeless relevance,The Peloponnesian Waris a chronicle of the rise and fall of a great empire and of a dark time whose lessons still resonate today.

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