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The History of the Peloponnesian War

Thucydides

The History of the Peloponnesian War

Thucydides (c. 460 B. C. - c. 395 B. C.) was a Greek historian and author of the History of the Peloponnesian War. Thucydides is considered the father of "scientific history", because of his strict standards of evidence-gathering and analysis in terms of cause and effect without reference to the intervention of the gods. The History of the Peloponnesian War is the history of the 5th century B. C. struggle between Athens, a democratic state and sea power, and the states of the Peloponnese headed by Sparta, a conservative power with an efficient military force.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released May 18, 2009
ISBN13 9781438517872
Publishers Book Jungle
Pages 480
Dimensions 25 × 191 × 235 mm   ·   816 g
Language English  

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