Picture 1 of 1
Picture 1 of 1
History of the Peloponnesian War, Volume II: Books 3-4 by Thucydides
by Thucydides | HC | VeryGood
US $21.12
ApproximatelyEUR 18.98
Condition:
“May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend ”... Read moreAbout condition
Very Good
A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the book cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. Some identifying marks on the inside cover, but this is minimal. Very little wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
Postage:
Free Economy Shipping.
Located in: Aurora, Illinois, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Tue, 24 Sep and Fri, 27 Sep to 43230
Returns:
30 days return. Seller pays for return postage.
Payments:
Shop with confidence
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:145414584269
Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780674991217
- Book Title
- History of the Peloponnesian War, Volume II : Books 3-4
- Book Series
- Loeb Classical Library
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Item Length
- 6.4 in
- Publication Year
- 1920
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Features
- Revised
- Genre
- Political Science, History
- Topic
- Military / Ancient, Ancient / Greece, History & Theory
- Item Weight
- 12 Oz
- Item Width
- 4.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 464 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10
0674991214
ISBN-13
9780674991217
eBay Product ID (ePID)
626124
Product Key Features
Book Title
History of the Peloponnesian War, Volume II : Books 3-4
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1920
Topic
Military / Ancient, Ancient / Greece, History & Theory
Features
Revised
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, History
Book Series
Loeb Classical Library
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
12 Oz
Item Length
6.4 in
Item Width
4.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-295732
Dewey Edition
20
Series Volume Number
109
Volume Number
Volume II
Dewey Decimal
938.05
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
Thucydides of Athens, one of the greatest of historians, was born about 471 BCE. He saw the rise of Athens to greatness under the inspired leadership of Pericles. In 430, the second year of the Peloponnesian War, he caught and survived the horrible plague which he described so graphically. Later, as general in 423 he failed to save Amphipolis from the enemy and was disgraced. He tells about this, not in volumes of self-justification, but in one sentence of his history of the war--that it befell him to be an exile for twenty years. He then lived probably on his property in Thrace, but was able to observe both sides in certain campaigns of the war, and returned to Athens after her defeat in 404. He had been composing his famous history, with its hopes and horrors, triumphs and disasters, in full detail from first-hand knowledge of his own and others. The war was really three conflicts with one uncertain peace after the first; and Thucydides had not unified them into one account when death came sometime before 396. His history of the first conflict, 431-421, was nearly complete; Thucydides was still at work on this when the war spread to Sicily and into a conflict (415-413) likewise complete in his awful and brilliant record, though not fitted into the whole. His story of the final conflict of 413-404 breaks off (in the middle of a sentence) when dealing with the year 411. So his work was left unfinished and as a whole unrevised. Yet in brilliance of description and depth of insight this history has no superior. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Thucydides is in four volumes., The Peloponnesian War was really three conflicts (431-421, 415-413, and 413-404 BC) that Thucydides was still unifying into one account when he died some time before 396 BC. Although unfinished and as a whole unrevised, in brilliance of description and depth of insight this history has no superior., Classic political realism. Thucydides of Athens was born about 471 BC. He saw the rise of Athens to greatness under the inspired leadership of Pericles. In 430, the second year of the Peloponnesian War, he caught and survived the horrible plague that he described so graphically. Later, as general in 423 he failed to save Amphipolis from the enemy and was disgraced. He tells us about this, not in volumes of self-justification, but in one sentence of his history of the war--that it befell him to be an exile for twenty years. He then lived probably on his property in Thrace, but was able to observe both sides in certain campaigns of the war, and returned to Athens after her defeat in 404. He had been composing his famous history, with its hopes and horrors, triumphs and disasters, in full detail from first-hand knowledge, along with the accounts of others. The war was really three conflicts with one uncertain peace after the first; and Thucydides had not unified them into one account when death came sometime before 396. His history of the first conflict, 431-421, was nearly complete; Thucydides was still at work on this when the war spread to Sicily and into a conflict (415-413) likewise complete in his awful and brilliant record, though not fitted into the whole. His story of the final conflict of 413-404 breaks off (in the middle of a sentence) when dealing with the year 411. So his work was left unfinished and as a whole unrevised. Yet in brilliance of description and depth of insight this history has no superior. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Thucydides is in four volumes.
LC Classification Number
DF229.T5S6 1992
Item description from the seller
Business seller information
Thrift Books Global, LLC
TB Thrift Books
18300 Cascade Ave S
Ste 150
98188 Seattle, WA
United States
I certify that all my selling activities will comply with all EU laws and regulations.
Registered as a business seller
Seller Feedback (5,347,526)
- m***s (294)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseArrived timely in stated condition.
- p***9 (235)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThe book was in good condition and just what I wanted.
- n***v (988)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseWonderful seller. In addition to free shipping, prompt delivery
More to explore:
- History Non-Fiction World War II & Fiction Books,
- Manga Comic Book Single Volume,
- History Non-Fiction Civil War Fiction & Books,
- Cultural History Books,
- Regional History Books,
- History Non-Fiction Books & Fiction Books,
- Non-Fiction World War II & Fiction Books,
- Purnell's History of the Second World War Magazines,
- Military History Non-Fiction Books,
- German History and Military Books