Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ; this detailed contemporary account of the struggle between Athens and Sparta stands an excellent chance of fulfilling the author's ambitious claim that the work "was done to last forever." The conflicts between the two empires over shipping; trade; and colonial expansion came to a head in 431 b.c. in Northern Greece; and the entire Greek world was plunged into 27 years of war. Thucydides applied a passion for accuracy and a contempt for myth and romance in compiling this exhaustively factual record of the disastrous conflict that eventually ended the Athenian empire.For more than seventy years; Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1;700 titles; Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors; as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
#331521 in Books 1998-12-01 1998-12-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.71 x .78 x 5.07l; .56 #File Name: 0140436677384 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. For the true history buffBy Steven E. MaikoskiIn this book Thomas Jefferson repeats questions given to him from different sources and answers each in good order. He covers a lot of details concerning the state of Virginia; including the many tribes of American aborigines; the construction of various buildings; the proposal for an educational system within the state; and remarks about slavery. It was very interesting.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A more penetrating look at Thomas JeffersonBy VictoriaThis document testifies to Thomas Jefferson's true opinions on Africans as a race of people; which was denigrating and coarse. One can compare his writing on the freedoms in the new American republic and his pride in them as a founding patriot; with what he thought of slaves and their intellectual and cultural capacities to function as free people in a free society. He offers a solution to issues around emancipation that would involve deporting all people of African descent; and replacing them by attracting people of the white race to leave their countries and come to America. Jefferson also writes that he fears for the effects that the brutality of the practice of slavery will have on the future of America; as well as God's wrath.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Southern Jon BoyIt is always interesting to read what our forefathers wrote at the time they lived.
