Πελοποννησιακός Πόλεμος, Τόμος δεύτερος by Thucydides
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"Πελοποννησιακός Πόλεμος, Τόμος δεύτερος" by Thucydides is a historical account written during the late 5th century BC. This work chronicles the devastating war between Athens and Sparta, ending abruptly mid-sentence in 411 BC. Thucydides, himself an Athenian general, employs rigorous chronology and extensive speeches to capture the conflict's complexity. His methodology strips away divine intervention, focusing instead on human choices and political realities. The result is a pioneering work of historical scholarship
that scholars still debate—objective science or artful literature? (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Thucydides, 456? BCE-396 BCE |
|---|---|
| Translator | Zervos, I. (Ioannes), 1875-1944 |
| Title | Πελοποννησιακός Πόλεμος, Τόμος δεύτερος |
| Alternate Title | Peloponnesian war, Volume 2 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Peloponnesian_War Wikipedia page about this book: el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%99%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%A0%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%8D_%CE%A0%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%AD%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%85 |
| Credits | Produced by Sophia Canoni. Book provided by Iason Konstantinides |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 86.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | Greek |
| LoC Class | DF: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Greece |
| Subject | Greece -- History -- Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C. |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 29834 |
| Release Date | Aug 28, 2009 |
| Last Update | Jan 5, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 325 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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