C click the link for more information xenophons hellenica is an inferior sequel. He may have also been involved in quelling the samian revolt. Thukydides alkibiades alcibiades, son of cleinias c. Thukydides als historiker des peloponnesischen krieges 10. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war cvsp 201 5 march 20 j. Id read so many pages in one translation and switch to another. Pearson, thucydides as reporter and critic, tapa 78 1947 37 60, esp. It was written by thucydides, an athenian historian who also served as an athenian general during the war. History of the peloponnesian war wikimedia commons. In his epistemology he acted for an extremely empiricism and ascribed all imaginations to sensations and their copies. Luce michael grant beginn des journalismus journalismus kriegsjournalismus. Chapter i the state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war.
The entire greek world plunged into three decades of bloodshed in 431 b. The historian thucydides the history of the peloponnesian. The history of the peloponnesian war the internet classics. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides, part of the internet classics archive.
It is also very long and hard to digest without proper context, particularly for the first time reader. Thucydides says that he fought in the war, contracted the plague, and was exiled by the democracy. Geschichte des peloponnesischen krieges thucydides. Pearson, thucydides as reporter and critic, tapa 78 1947 3760, esp. Chapter xxiv nineteenth and twentieth years of the war revolt of ionia intervention of persia the war in ionia when the news was brought to athens, for a long while they disbelieved even the most respectable of the soldiers who had themselves escaped from the scene of action and clearly reported the matter, a destruction so complete not being thought credible. The peloponnesian war, part i lecture 17, thucydides, the revisionist historian of the peloponnesian war, key words revisionist romantic element human nature possession forever world war i allied nations central powers germany austria russia france england bolshevik government tsarist regime a. I then show how thucydides attributes athens decline from pericles wartime leadership to the kind of erotic relationship alcibiades cultivates with the athenian people, or thucydides was a greek historian who was born in alimos between the years 460 and thucydides gives us a detailed account of the plague and the hardship it. History of the peloponnesian war 9780140440393 by thucydides and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war my work is not a piece of writing designed to meet the taste of an immediate public, but was done to last forever. Media in category history of the peloponnesian war the following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total. Back to the prese nt, cambridge universit y press, ca mbridge, 201 4, s. The narrative is arranged according to summers and winters and follows the order of events. Corcyra was allies with athens and corinth did not have any significant ally. There is a cottage industry of articles about precisely what kind of realist thucydides truly is, matched only by. Rex warner was a professor of the university of connecticut from 1964 until his retirement in he was born in 1905 and went to wadham college, oxford.
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. And now the war between the athenians and peloponnesians and the allies of both 1 actually began. Chapter ix fourth and fifth years of the war revolt of mitylene the next summer, just as the corn was getting ripe, the peloponnesians and their allies invaded attica under the command of archidamus, son of zeuxidamus, king of the lacedaemonians, and sat down and ravaged the land. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. The initial theban attempt to capture the city failed, but in 429 bc the thebans allies, the spartans under their king archidamus ii, laid siege to the city. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book ii.
Athenians are angry with him for the unpopular war. The risks and rewards of thucydides history of the. His history of the peloponnesian war recounts the fifthcentury bc war between sparta and athens until the year 411 bc. The history of the peloponnesian war has been divided into the following sections. Page 4 nur selten hatte man eine vollig ausgerustete schlagfertige flotte, wie jene, welche olymp. This edition offers a new translation that is more faithful to the uniqueness of the original text while at the same time remaining closer to contemporary german than previous versions. I did a interesting experiment by reading several translations of thucydides at the same time i have a history degree so theres that. Thucydides identifies himself as an athenian, telling us that his fathers name was olorus and that he was from the athenian deme of halimous. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book iii. The siege of plataea took place in 429427 bc, during the peloponnesian war. In the following summer, when the corn was in full ear, the peloponnesians and their allies, 1 under the command of archidamus, the son of zeuxidamus, the lacedaemonian 2 king, invaded attica, and encamping wasted the country. Ten years into the struggle, the athenian general thucydides was dismissed for a military failure that led to a triumph for posterity. During his exile, he began compiling histories and accounts of the war from various participants.
The peloponnesian war paul waring november 16, 2015 introduction in 431 bc,1 a con. The history of the peloponnesian war, by thucydides, tells the story of the war of that name that took place in ancient greece. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war translated by richard crawley the first book chapter i. Prices in represent the retail prices valid in germany unless otherwise indicated. Prices in gbp apply to orders placed in great britain only. 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. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history due to his strict standards of evidence.
At the beginning of the conflict, the thebans attacked the city of plataea, an athenian ally on the border between boeotia and attica. An unrecognized fragment of philistus, grbs 17 1976 2230. Aug 27, 2019 nineteenth and twentieth years of the war revolt of ionia intervention of persia the war in ionia. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war is one the best books ever written on war. Rex warner was a professor of the university of connecticut from 1964 until his retirement in he was born in 1905 and went to wadham college, oxford, where he gained a. Thucydides and the peloponnesian war history flashcards. However, thucydides history was never finished, and as such, ends midsentence in the winter of 411 bce. Thukydides geschichte des peloponnesischen krieges. A wikipedia article about this author is available thucydides, contrib the english works of thomas hobbes of malmesbury 11 volumes. In the following summer the peloponnesians and their allies under the command of archidamus 142 the son of zeuxidamus, the lacedaemonian king, instead of invading 143 attica, made an expedition against plataea. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides written 431 b. That is the value of this book as far as im concerned, the strategic approach to conflict, and the massive amount of strategy in regards to alliances. What is the best translation of the peloponnesian war by. The primary source for the peloponnesian war to 411 is thucydides thucydides, c.
Thucydides recounts his history of the war in eight books the book begins with sparta deciding that peace has been broken and that they need to go to war. The first book 245k the second book 190k the third book 187k the fourth book 220k. Thukydides geschichte des peloponnesischen kriegs, gr. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war my work is not a piece of writing designed to meet the taste of an immediate public, but was done to last. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history by those who accept his claims to. Dr peloponnesisch chrieg isch dr ditel, wo ma im dutsche fur s gschichtswark uber e peloponnesisch chrieg vom antike griechische historiker thukydides brucht. The history of the peloponnesian war, by thucydides 431 bc.
Thukydides geschichte des peloponnesischen krieges thucydides. Forum lotzthukydides geschichte des peloponnesischen krieges als. Henceforward the struggle was uninterrupted, and they communicated with 2 one another only by heralds. As a general in the peloponnesian war he failed 424 b. Pericles convinces them to struggle on and preserve their empire which is hated by other greeks. 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. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides. Peloponnesian war article about peloponnesian war by the. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position.
Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 1, chapter 2. The history was divided into separate books by later scholars, but is now, in its. Thucydides shows a himself as a great analyst of the conficts he relates, and instead of just relating the facts, he guides us through the actors motivations and the reasons for what takes place. 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. After the vote for war, there also is a plague and they bury. Greek text with english translation includes index vol. And so ended the second year in the peloponnesian war of which thucydides wrote the history. History of the peloponnesian warbook 8 wikisource, the. There is a cottage industry of articles about precisely what kind of realist thucydides truly is, matched only by similar industries involving machiavelli and hobbes. Corcyra was allies with athens and corinth did not have any. This edition offers a new translation that is more faithful to the uniqueness of the original text while at the same time remaining closer to contemporary german than.
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