Thucydides Reader

Thucydides Reader
Author: Blaise Nagy
Publisher: Focus
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2005
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

An annotated and illustrated Thucydides reader containing passages from books I-VIII of the Histories with introductory material for all eight books of the Histories, commentary and grammatical notes. This book is a standard text for any college course in reading Thucydides in Greek. It is also suitable for post-intermediate, secondary school students who want to tackle the works of a popular but challenging author.

A Commentary on Thucydides: Volume III: Books 5.25-8.109

A Commentary on Thucydides: Volume III: Books 5.25-8.109
Author: Simon Hornblower
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 1128
Release: 2008-11-06
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 019927648X

The third and final volume of a commentary on the history of the first 20 years of the Peloponnesian War written by the great fifth-century BC Greek historian Thucydides. Volume III covers the years 421-411 BC (Books 5.25 to 8.109). All Greek is translated, and there is a thematic Introduction.