Thucydides book 1 summary the peloponnesian war an. Translation is the communication of the meaning of a sourcelanguage text by means of an. He presents a useful text for students of attic greek and to instructors of thucydides. Book i is an opportunity to get to know thucydides world and the background for the war to be described. Maybe the contorted language has something to do with the novelty of his enterprise. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. The conflict, fought between the athenianled delian league and the spartanled peloponnesian league, signaled the end of athenian dominance in greece at the close of the fifth. The history of the peloponnesian war, by thucydides 431 bc. Which is the better translation of thucydides history of. I am still coming down from our discussions and the exhibits, especially the roman sculptures the caligula bust is in such good condition and roman murals very vivid colors, more than i expected. The first twentythree chapters paragraphs seem to form a type of introduction, making many claims while also laying out his methodology and some key concepts or themes. Seventh year of the war occupation of pylos surrender of the spartan army in sphacteria. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war benjamin jowett, ed.
A companion to the penguin translation classical studies bk. Histories, thucydides translated into english volume 1 1 of 32 translations. Not trying to approach this as a historian so what is the best to read as a lay person as it were. Thucydides recounts his history of the war in eight books the book begins with sparta deciding that peace has been broken and that they need to go to war. Peloponnesian invasion of attica 428 bce 26 revolt of mytilene athenian expedition to lesbos 7 athenian expedition to acarnania. Best translation of the history of the peloponnesian war.
Better in terms of 1 ease of reading and 2 accuracy to original texts ideas. The history of the peloponnesian war, by thucydides, tells the story of the war of that name that took place in ancient greece. Christopher marlowe translated book one of lucans bellum civile. Thucydides of athens, one of the greatest of historians, was born about 471 bce.
This study guide consists of approximately 49 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of history of the peloponnesian war. Use the free deepl translator to translate your texts with the best machine translation available, powered by deepls worldleading neural network technology. Id read so many pages in one translation and switch to another. With an english translation by charles forster smith. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the aeneid and what it means. He was related to the athenian general miltiades, who led the athenians against the persians at marathon. The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it. Nicholas rowe produced a complete translation 1718 translators of juvenal. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history due to his strict standards of evidencegathering and analysis in terms of cause and effect. He published his back translation in a 1903 volume together with his englishlanguage original, the french. Thucydides book 1 study guide questions reading odyssey. His history of the peloponnesian war recounts the fifthcentury bc war between sparta and athens until the year 411 bc. Their chief argument was that, if the syracusans were not punished for the expulsion of the leontines, but were. His aformentioned book tries to rescue it from social science, freud, and other postmodern influences by a close study of of romantic literature, shakespeare, and plato.
Thucydides books list of books by author thucydides. The first unabridged translation into american english, and the first to take into account the wealth of thucydidean scholarship of the last half of the twentieth century, steven lattimores translation sets a new standard for accuracy and reliability. His history of the peloponnesian war recounts the 5th century bc war between sparta and athens to the year 411 bc. Here he sets up the conditions that led to the outbreak of the peloponnesian. Book i, chapter 1all quotes from the translation by thomas hobbes thucydides begins his history with a bangthis is a man confident in himself and his story. The german word handball is translated into spanish as balonmano. History of the peloponnesian warbook 7 wikisource, the. Which is the better translation of thucydides history of the peloponnesian war. Thucydidess most popular book is history of the peloponnesian war. Not sure how accurate it is, but its based on crawleys translation. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. It is heavily based on crawleys which is somewhat ponderously. The first book of thucydides is a compact masterpiece. Mynotts translation strikes an interesting balance between lattimores and blancos versions and approaches the problem solved by strassler in a new way, by bringing the difficulties of context and translation into the foreground on every page of his book.
Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book vii. See all books authored by thucydides, including history of the peloponnesian war, and on justice, power and human nature. And he, on hearing this, sailed in haste with seven ships which happened to be at hand, wishing above all to secure amphipolis before it yielded, or, failing in that, to seize eion. In this section of the text, thucydides describes the first two years of the war between the athenians and the peloponnesians. Hi folks, i really enjoyed getting the chance to meet some of you in person at the met last week. Thucydides also became a general in the athenian army. How does this contrast with those of the athenians in the previous section. Written by one of the fathers of western history, thucydides history of the peloponnesian war is a landmark literary and scholarly achievement documenting the pivot point in the golden age of athenian democracy.
Book two begins thucydides history of the peloponnesian war, proper, and resorts to the. They now received the more correct information that syracuse was not yet completely invested, but that it was still possible for an army arriving at. Blancos translation or the landmark thucydides by strassler and crowley. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the history of the peloponnesian war annotated, illustrated. He saw the rise of athens to greatness under the inspired leadership of pericles. He was so important for athens that his name defines the. The peloponnesian war thucydides, steven lattimore. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war is an account of the war fought between the peloponnesian league sparta and its allies and the delian league athens and its. Immediate online quote for over 1600 language combinations. It contains extensive appendices on various aspects of athens and sparta, written by alan boegehold, paul cartledge, robert b. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war 8 vols.
He led troops in the peloponnesian war with sparta in the late 400s bc, but when he lost a battle the democratic government exiled him for the rest of the war they made him. A literal translation of the first book of thucydides, with notes, by h. Notes provide information necessary for a fuller understanding of problematic passages, explore their implications as well as the problems they. Pericles delivers the oration not only to bury the dead, but to praise democracy. The syracusans contrived this chiefly because they saw that. Either as an advanced very undergraduate greek course or as part of an introductory graduate one, rustens edition is a valuable adjunct to the loeb or the oct in conjunction with the crawley translation or the landmark volume. Offers a better way to read thucydides through the explanation of grammar and a glimpse into the history of classical scholarship. A comprehensive guide to the peloponnesian war new york.
Googles free service instantly translates words, phrases, and web pages between english and over 100 other languages. Top 26 quotes of thucydides famous quotes and sayings. Chapter xxi eighteenth and nineteenth years of the war arrival of gylippus at syracuse fortification of decelea successes of the syracusans after refitting their ships, gylippus and pythen coasted along from tarentum to epizephyrian locris. Luke 7, nick 4, ted 2, they are growing up hearing that adults enjoy digging into these great works of history and literature. This group was defeated and many prisoners were captured. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history because of his strict standards of evidencegathering and analysis of cause and effect without reference. Students pressed for time may skip reading sections 7. In his recent book, why nations fight cambridge, 2010 ned lebow developed a comprehensive dataset encompassing all 94 modern wars in. Herodotus bilingual anthology studies herodotus in print table of contents book 1 clio book 2 euterpe book 3 thaleia book 4 melpomene book 5 terpsichore book 6 erato book 7 polymnia book 8 urania book 9 calliope.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Thucydides wrote his history of the peloponnesian war in almost impossibly difficult greek. I read book one and stopped there because i decided i want to read herodotus first. Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless selfindulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values. Selections from the history of the peloponnesian war, and more on. Writing at the end of the fifth century bc, he was attempting something never done before. History of the peloponnesian warbook 4 wikisource, the. A particularly good english language edition of thucydides is the revised richard crowley translation, edited by robert b. The nine books of herodotus histories, translated by g. So the order of each subdivision of this book is as follows. Site contains many greek and latin texts, translations and related material. His translation of the republic is literal and doesnt gloss over anything. The state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war.
Page 387 olorus, the author of this history, who was at thasos, a parian colony, about a halfdays sail from amphipolis, and urged him to come to their aid. With an english translation by charles forster smith see other formats. Thucydides author of history of the peloponnesian war. Part of a complete english translation of herodotus. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 8, chapter 1. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 1, chapter 1. Pericles, a great supporter of democracy, was a greek leader and statesman during the peloponnesian war. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history due to his strict standards of evidence.
Edinger translated thucydidess work, plus he wrote an introduction to this book, added notes, and made his own comments on each of the speeches of pericles. Thucydides has 383 books on goodreads with 73279 ratings. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Why do you think that thucydides concentrates on emotions so much in this book. How do these compare to those in the great battle that follows 7. Thucydides california state university, northridge. The history of the peloponnesian war annotated, illustrated kindle edition by thucydides, richard crawley. The first act of violence was the attack upon plataea, a city allied with athens, by a theban force. Project gutenberg s the history of the peloponnesian war, by thucydides this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. It is also a chance for those of you who had read herodotus. What is the best translation of the peloponnesian war by. Note on the geography of thucydides book i book ii book iii book iv book v book vi book vii.
Book 8 78758 history of the peloponnesian war book 7 thucydides richard crawley eighteenth and nineteenth years of the war arrival of gylippus at syracuse fortification of decelea successes of the syracusans edit. Smith, commentary on thucydides book 7 agamemnon, hom. Pericles funeral oration is a speech written by thucydides for his history of the peloponnesian war. Winter thus ended, and with it the eighteenth year of this war of which thucydides is the historian. Thucydides thoosididees was an athenian from a rich family.
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