06-23-2004, 01:36 AM
Hi there, Thucydides is the recognised best text for the Peloponnesian war. yes he did start the war as an Athenian general but was banished early on and wrote his history as an outside observer<br>
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The only point of concern is that the speeches that he quotes should not be taken literally (read the introduction it will give details on this)<br>
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apart from that good book but does not go all the way to the finish of the war (for that you have to go on to Xenophons' Hellenica' or 'History of my times')<br>
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Good to see someone interested in this amazing time in history<br>
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Jason <p></p><i></i>
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The only point of concern is that the speeches that he quotes should not be taken literally (read the introduction it will give details on this)<br>
<br>
apart from that good book but does not go all the way to the finish of the war (for that you have to go on to Xenophons' Hellenica' or 'History of my times')<br>
<br>
Good to see someone interested in this amazing time in history<br>
<br>
Jason <p></p><i></i>
