Hobbes wording gave me trouble in a few places and it was nice to have the richard crawley translation in the landmark edition handy. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book ii. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides the internet. Viewed merely as a translation, it will be found to contain, owing partly to the corrupt state of the greek text of his day, partly to his habitual disregard of minute details so that accuracy were attained in. The peloponnesian war was really three conflicts 431421, 4154, and 4404 bce that thucydides was still unifying into one account when he died some time before 396 bce. History of the peloponnesian war, volume iii thucydides. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book ii, chapter 47. Henceforward the struggle was uninterrupted, and they communicated with 2 one another only by heralds. The narrative is arranged according to summers and winters and follows the order of events. Paperback january 1, 1950 by j f stout author see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The first book on your list is by vincent azoulay, and its called pericles of athens.
Notes provide information necessary for a fuller understanding of problematic passages, explore their implications as well as the problems they. The peloponnesian war thucydides, steven lattimore. Thucydides good translation textkit greek and latin forums. And now the war between the athenians and peloponnesians and. His history of the peloponnesian war recounts the 5th century bc war between sparta and athens to the year 411 bc. Share disdain is the privilege of those who, like us, have been assured by reflection of their superiority to their adversary.
The hellenica is xenophons continuation of thucydides history of the peloponnesian war, literally resuming from where the previous authors history was abruptly left unfinished and narrating the events of the final seven years of the conflict and the wars aftermath. Greek text with facing vocabulary and commentary, 2nd ed. Thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war waged by the peloponnesians and the athenians against one another. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history due to his strict standards of evidencegathering and analysis in terms of cause and effect. The history of the peloponnesian war, by thucydides 431 bc. Thucydides books list of books by author thucydides. For now all intercourse except through the medium of heralds ceased, and hostilities were commenced and prosecuted without intermission. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history because of his strict standards of evidencegathering and analysis of cause and effect without reference. This book does justice to thucydides, the translation is excellent and i recommend this for anyone. I am looking forward to our next call on monday jan 5th. In this section of the text, thucydides describes the first two years of the war between the athenians and the peloponnesians. History of the peloponnesian war, charles forster smith volume 2 of thucydides. The state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war between the peloponnesians and the athenians, beginning at the moment that it. History of the peloponnesian warbook 2 wikisource, the.
Herodotus 1 greek and latin texts with facing vocabulary. Excerpt from the history of the peloponnesian war, vol. Pericles begins his funeral speech in thucydides book 2 by dissenting from the view that the. The merit of hobbes translation of thucydides lies principally in the simplicity and force of the language. Books iviii, charles forster smith volume 2 of 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. The history of the peloponnesian war translated by richard. July 20 this link contains a free pdf copy of herodotus book i. 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. History of the peloponnesian warbook 6 wikisource, the.
Chapter vi beginning of the peloponnesian war first invasion of attica funeral oration of pericles the war between the athenians and peloponnesians and the allies on either side now really begins. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war translated by richard crawley the first book chapter i. Some historians consider the hellenica to be a personal work, written by xenophon in retirement on his spartan estate. Dear fellow readers, i want to wish you a warm holiday season in this extremely cold weather yes, it is even cold here in texas. A quick word on my experiment with reading the thomas hobbes translation while also looking at the landmark thucydidesit went smoother than i thought it would. Thucydidess own chronology is more accurately indicated by strasslers running titles which separate the gregorian from the thucydidean book four. This group was defeated and many prisoners were captured.
Book 1 is slightly antiathenian imperialism, book 2 light proathenian pericles. 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. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 1, chapter 1. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war is a key text in the. Pericles was a general, the leader we most associate with athens golden age, but he ended up dying of plague before the end of the peloponnesian war. The speech was delivered by pericles, an eminent athenian politician, at the end of the first year of the peloponnesian war 431404 bc as a part of the annual public funeral for the war dead. In comparison with herodotus for me thucydides is a little step back, because at least herodotus gave differen tremendously important book, from a historical point of view.
The state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war. The first act of violence was the attack upon plataea, a city allied with athens, by a theban force. Greek text with english translation includes index vol. A wikipedia article about this author is available thucydides, contrib the english works of thomas hobbes of malmesbury 11 volumes. He began the task at the very outset of the war, in the belief that it would be great and noteworthy above all the wars that had gone before, inferring this from the fact that both powers were then at their best in preparedness for war in every. The history follows the chronological order of events by. Viii for they were the only people of the allies who, when the sicilians were reconciled to each other, did not make peace with the athenians. I have included an outline of events below for help in keeping the larger perspective on book 2. His history of the peloponnesian war recounts the fifthcentury bc war between sparta and athens until the year 411 bc. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history by those who accept his claims to. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war, book 2.
History the socalled funeral oration given by pericles in book 2. I also was a bit disappointed by his socalled objectivity. Lets talk about the books youve chosen to better understand thucydides and his time. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides, part of the internet classics archive. With an english translation by charles forster smith. Although unfinished and as a whole unrevised, in brilliance of description and depth of insight this history has no superior. This paper suggests that two muchdiscussed passages in pericles funeral speech in thucydides book 2, the first in 2. It was carried on without heralds, but not without suspicion, as events were occurring which were equivalent to a breach of the treaty and matter for war. Thucydides anthology in english and greek side by side. A literal translation of the first book of thucydides. Thucydides, charles forster smith thucydides, thucydides volume 2 of thucydides. With an english translation, charles forster smith.
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