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1	The History of the Peloponnesian War: Revised Edition more books like this by Thucydides, Rex Warner (Translator), Moses I Finley (Designer) Written 400 years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the long life-and-death struggle between Athens and Sparta stands an excellent chance of fulfilling its author's ambitious claim. Thucydides himself was an Athenian and achieved the rank of general in the earlier stages of the war. He applied thereafter a passion ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| SVS
2	Lysistrata more books like this by Aristophanes In addition to its many topical references to social life, religion, and politics in classical Athens, the Lysistrata is one of our best sources for the life of women in antiquity: unlike epic, tragedy, and oratory, Attic comedy draws its characters and plots from everyday life and provides a unique glimpse into the situation of everyday Athenians ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Last of the Wine more books like this by Mary Renault, PSE Alexias, a young Athenian of good family, grows up just as the Peloponnesian War is drawing to a close. The adult world he enters is one in which the power and influence of his class have been undermined by the forces of war, and more and more Alexias finds himself drawn to the controversial teachings of Sokrates. Among the great thinker's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.61! \| first editions \| SVS
4	A War Like No Other: How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War more books like this by Victor Davis Hanson Victor Davis Hanson is a classicist and military historian who has written on wars both ancient and modern. (He is also said to be a Washington insider and Bushcon.) In A WAR LIKE NO OTHER he tells the story of the long war between Athens and Sparta, which we know about primarily from the great historian Thucydides. Applying contemporary terms ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $9.21! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Tides of war more books like this by Steven Pressfield A protege of Socrates and living effigy to the Demi-God Achilles, the universally-renowned Alcibiades was a terrifying foe and a priceless friend. His unequalled military genius determined the outcome of the shocking and monumental 27-year civil war between Spart and Athens in the 5th century BC. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Peloponnesian War more books like this by Thucydides The second book of Thucydides' history is of particular literary interest, containing as it does such important sections as the funeral oration, the account of the plague at Athens and the obituary of Pericles. Professor Rusten's commentary aims to assist the students to learn to read Thucydides. It scrutinises not only the standard historical ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.90! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War more books like this by Robert B Strassler (Editor), Victor Davis Hanson (Introduction by) Thucydides called his account of two decades of war between Athens and Sparta "a possession for all time," and indeed it is the first and still the most famous work in the Western historical tradition. Considered essential reading for generals, statesmen, and liberally educated citizens for more than 2,000 years, "The Peloponnesian War" is a mine ... see all copies from $21.00! new only from $26.91! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Peloponnesian War more books like this by Donald Kagan Sparta vs. Athens, 5th century B.C., by a modern-day Thucydides. Historian Kagan covers history, military strategy and tactics, leadership psychology, and the human toll of war. This one-volume work is based somewhat on the author's four-volume HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Ripples of Battle: How Wars of the Past Still Determine How We Fight, How We Live, and How We Think more books like this by Victor Davis Hanson A classicist examines three battles from history, explains them in depth, and draws lessons from them for today's warriors. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.75! \| first editions \| SVS
10	On Justice, Power, and Human Nature: The Essence of Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War more books like this by Thucydides Designed for students with little or no background in ancient Greek language and culture, this collection of extracts for The History of the Peloponnesian War includes those passages that shed most light on Thucydides' political theory -- famous as well as important but lesser known pieces frequently overlooked by nonspecialists. Newly translated ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.74!
11 view cover	The Isle of Stone more books like this by Professor Nicholas Nicastro With vivid prose and unswerving attention to historical detail, the author of "Empire of Ashes" spins a tale of two brothers who rise through Spartan society and meet their fate--surrounded by the Athenian navy on the barren island of Sphacteria. Original. see all copies from $3.33! new only from $4.20! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	History of my times more books like this by Xenophon Combining history and memoir, this work recounts nearly 50 turbulent years of warefare in Greece between 411 and 362 BC. An Athenian by birth, Xenophon became a firm supporter of the Spartan cause and fought against the Athenians in the battle of Coronea. see all copies from $4.40! new only from $7.00!
13 view cover	The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War more books like this by Donald Kagan see all copies from $8.65! new only from $24.00! \| first editions
14 view cover	The Athenian Empire more books like this by Russell Meiggs A comprehensive re-examination of all the literary and epigraphic evidence, old and new, relating to the nature of Athenian imperialism in the fifth century BC. see all copies from $22.00! new only from $30.19! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The walled orchard more books like this by Tom Holt Athens is in the middle of her golden age: Pericles is building the Parthenon; Sophocles, Euripides and Socrates are writing words which will live forever; and Eupolis is herding goats on Parnes. Unfortunately, Athens is also embarking on the Peloponnesian War, which she will eventually lose. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Archidamian War more books like this by Donald Kagan see all copies from $14.25! new only from $24.00! \| first editions
17 view cover	Tides of war : a novel of Alcibiades and the Peloponnesian War more books like this by Steven Pressfield His name was Alcibiades, kinsman of Pericles and protege of Socrates. Undefeated on the battlefield, Alcibiades fled to Sparta after being forced to leave Athens when a trumped-up charge of treason was made against him. There, he was instrumental in guiding its legendary army to triumph. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Origins of the Peloponnesian War more books like this by G de Ste Croix see all copies from $45.36! new only from $47.88! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	History of the Peloponnesian War: Two Volumes in One more books like this by Thucydides, Prof. Benjamin Jowett (Translator) The Peloponnesian War (431-404 b.c.e.) was the greatest "disturbance" in Greek history to that time. The bitter rivalry between the two chief city-states, Athens and Sparta, and their respective allies ended with the ruin of Athens' naval hegemony and what the Greek historian Thucydides (ca. 460-400 b.c.e.) called a "convulsion" affecting all ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $27.59!
20 view cover	Lysistrata more books like this by Dr. Sarah Ruden, Aristophanes Aristophanes' comic masterpiece of war and sex remains one of the greatest plays ever written. Led by the title character, the women of the warring city-states of Greece agree to withhold sexual favours with their husbands until they agree to cease fighting. The war of the sexes that ensues makes 'Lysistrata' a comedy without peer in the history ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $3.97!
21 view cover	The Peloponnesian War 431-404 BC more books like this by Philip de Sousa, Philip Sousa, Philip de Souza The Classical Greeks are renowned for their achievements in literature, art and philosophy, but the events of the Peloponnesian War reveal the darker side of Greek civilization. From the horrific effects of overcrowding and the plague on the population of Athens, to the vicious civil strife that often erupted in cities allied with Athens or Sparta ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Fall of the Athenian Empire more books like this by Donald Kagan see all copies from $6.88! new only from $24.00! \| first editions
23 view cover	The Peloponnesian War: Athens, Sparta and the Struggle for Greece more books like this by Nigel Bagnall The Peloponnesian War lasted for twenty-seven years, from 431-404 BC, and in Greek history holds a comparable place to that of the First World War in Europe. It was a power struggle in which Athens and her allies were finally conquered by the confederation led by Sparta, as the Central Powers were defeated by the Allies in the 1914-1918 War. The ... see all copies from $12.50! new only from $17.77! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	History of the Peloponnesian War more books like this by Richard Crawley Much of our knowledge of the Peloponnesian Wars--the 27-year conflict between Athens and Sparta--is derived from this classic text. Sparta emerged victorious, and it dominated Greece for several decades afterward. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $6.15! \| SVS
25 view cover	Aristophanes: Peace more books like this by Aristophanes, S Douglas Olson (Editor) Aristophanes' Peace was performed at the City Dionysia in Athens in 421 BC as a decade-long war with Sparta seemed finally to be drawing to an end, and is one of only eleven extant plays by the greatest Old Comic poet. Olson's edition of the play, which replaces Platnauer's of 1969, is based on a complete new collation of the manuscripts, many of ... see all copies from $19.50! new only from $23.43! \| SVS

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