Thucydides and the peloponnesian war online resources the peloponnesian war. A wikipedia article about this author is available thucydides, contrib the english works of thomas hobbes of malmesbury 11 volumes. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 8, chapter 1. A literal translation of the first book of thucydides, with. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war is widely considered to be the definitive ancient. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, volume i. A recommended read for anyone, and a very informative and accuarate book and a wondrful translation by steven lattimore. The state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war between the. With an english translation by charles forster smith. The eight books of thucydides history, translated by r.
See all books authored by thucydides, including history of the peloponnesian war, and on justice, power and human nature. Thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war between the peloponnesians and the athenians, beginning at the moment that it broke out, and believing that it would be a great war and more worthy of relation than any that had preceded it. The best books on thucydides five books expert recommendations. Thucydides, as he himself tells us, was an athenian and lived. Jul 16, 2012 against this fear is our chief safeguard, teaching us to obey the magistrates and the laws, particularly such as regard the protection of the injured, whether they are actually on the statute book, or belong to that code which, although unwritten, yet cannot be broken without acknowledged disgrace. Id read so many pages in one translation and switch to another. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war translated by richard crawley the first book chapter i.
Thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war between the peloponnesians and the athenians, beginning at the moment that it broke out, and believing. Hornblower, a commentary on thucydides oxford 1992 d. The history of the peloponnesian war translated by richard crawley thucydides, crawley, richard on. Thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war between the. The history of the peloponnesian war, by thucydides 431 bc. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 1, chapter 1. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. The history explains that the primary cause of the peloponnesian war was the growth in power of athens, and the alarm which this inspired in sparta 1. Selections from the history of the peloponnesian war, and more on.
The history of the peloponnesian war is an account of the peloponnesian war in ancient greece, fought between the peloponnesian league led by. Greek text with english translation includes index vol. The lack of political unity was maintained until the time of alexander. Thyucidides tells chronologically the events of the war, and in great detail.
History of the peloponnesian warbook 2 wikisource, the. The history of the peloponnesian war continued to be modified well beyond the end of the war in 404, as exemplified by a reference at book i. Commonly acknowledged as one of the earliest firsthand written accounts of history, this classic work chronicles the war between athens and sparta during the fifth century b. With an english translation by charles forster smith see other formats. The history of the peloponnesian war full audiobook 12. Thucydides books list of books by author thucydides.
In the list of books youve recommended, you havent included a full translation of thucydides history of the peloponnesian war. History of the peloponnesian warbook 4 wikisource, the. In the opening section of book i, thucydides complains that he was unable to get much information about the early period. Either as an advanced very undergraduate greek course or as part of an introductory graduate one, rustens edition is a valuable adjunct to the loeb or the oct in conjunction with the crawley translation or the landmark volume. At over 600 pages, this is a very thorough and complete translation of the book.
Dont mistake this for some antique text that is full of the romantic past, if you changed the people and place names it could have been written last week. History of the peloponnesian war wikisource, the free online library. The first book 245k the second book 190k the third book 187k. Thucydides of athens, one of the greatest of historians, was born about 471 bce. Thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war in which the peloponnesians and the athenians fought against one another. Thomas hobbes introduction book one an everlasting possession chapters 1 23 corcyra chapters 24 55 potid. Thus the winter ended, and with it ended the seventh year of this war of which thucydides is the historian.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. A fragment of the fourth book of the history of the peloponnesian war. Aug 22, 2019 i did a interesting experiment by reading several translations of thucydides at the same time i have a history degree so theres that. Chapter i the state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war between the peloponnesians and the athenians, beginning at the moment that it broke out, and believing that it would be a great war and more worthy of relation than any that had preceded it. This 2,500 yearold translated book the history of the peloponnesian war is a wealth of details for the researcher or historical scholar but difficult to read and comprehend in its present form for the lay person. What is the best translation of the peloponnesian war by. Blancos translation or the landmark thucydides by strassler and crowley. Valla agrees with hobbes in the translation of this word, which the. Which is the better translation of thucydides history of the.
Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book i. The first twentythree chapters paragraphs seem to form a type of introduction, making many claims while also laying out his methodology and some key concepts or themes. He presents a useful text for students of attic greek and to instructors of thucydides. I think it is best to start with your book, in which you introduce the work and translate the important speechesrather than immediately committing to a long book. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides is a joy to read because it is so well structured and written, even though it is several thousand years old.
Chapter i the state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war. The state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war. Variations from his text are indicated in footnotes. That such a triumph of intellectual accomplishment was creat. Better in terms of 1 ease of reading and 2 accuracy to original texts ideas. He has edited and translated four volumes of thucydides histories in the. Apr 16, 2012 history of the peloponnesian warbook 4. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue.
The merit of hobbes translation of thucydides lies principally in the simplicity and force of the language. The history of the peloponnesian war translated by. Thucydides traces the development of athenian power through the growth of the athenian empire in the years 479 bc to 432 bc in book one of the history 1. Which is the better translation of thucydides history of the peloponnesian war. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides, part of the internet classics archive. He began to write when they first took up arms, believing that it would be great and memorable above any previous war. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides free. He saw the rise of athens to greatness under the inspired leadership of pericles. Viewed merely as a translation, it will be found to contain, owing partly to the corrupt state of the greek text of his day, partly to his habitual disregard of minute details so. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 1, chapter 22.
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