About this title: Xenophon's "History" recounts nearly fifty turbulent years of warfare in Greece between 411 and 362 BC. Continuing the story of the Peloponnesian War at the point where Thucydides finished his magisterial history, this is a fascinating chronicle of the conflicts that ultimately led to the decline of Greece, and the wars with both Thebes and the ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780140441758ISBN:0140441751
Description: Acceptable. Well used. Still readable but not for the collector. All orders processed within 2 business days. Ships from Foxboro MA. read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Minor extremity wear, light rubbing otherwise a near fine copy. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 425 p. Index. Audience: General/trade. Xenophon himself knew many of the protagonists and his writing is personal history as well as a chronicle of events; he vividly portrays individuals, heroic and treacherous, influencing politics and battles and leading Greece inevitably towards impotence. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 1979-05-31
ISBN-13:9780140441758ISBN:0140441751
Description: Like New. Like new softcover in excellent condition, no writing, non-smoking home, clean text, binding tight, Christian business. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780140441758ISBN:0140441751
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 432 pages. (432 pages) details nearly fifty turbulent years of warfare in greece between 411 and 362 bc. presenting the story of the peloponnesian war at the point where thucydides finished his magisterial history, this title chronicles the conflicts that ultimately led to the decline of greece, and the wars with both thebes and the might of persia. notes, maps (Paperback) read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780140441758ISBN:0140441751
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"This is a necessary book for reviewing the ending of the Peloponnesian War, taking up after Thucydides leaves off. That having been said, Xenophon's work is more memoir than history and thus compares somewhat unfavorably with Thucydides. Nonetheless, it is interesting to hear about events in early 4th century BC Greece from more of a Spartan than Athenian perspective. How clear it is that the Greek city-states were unable to think beyond their model and forge a true federation. Instead, they seemed stuck in a pattern of ever-shifting alliances and perpetual conflict that continued until the coming of Alexander."
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