David Denby Los Angeles Times A magnificent edition of the great historians The Peloponnesian War. Donald Kagan author of On the Origins of War and Pericles of Athens This is the best book with which to start study of Thueydides and the Peloponnesian War.
Prebendal Feudalism Britannica
On close inspection it is a remarkable study in contradictions.
. Long-famed among the Greeks for its constitutional stability and regarded by many ancient writers as the embodiment of traditional Greek values of civic responsibility personal bravery and bluntly honest speech Sparta proved to be a devious self-deluded brittle and hopelessly confused. Rahne The Washington Times Without question this is the finest edition of Thueydides history ever.
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