The Capture Of Sphacteria: Book Four, Chapter One To Forty-One (1881) - Softcover

Thucydides

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1104481782 ISBN 13: 9781104481780

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

The Capture of Sphacteria is a historical book written by Thucydides, detailing the events of the Peloponnesian War. The book is divided into four chapters, with the fourth chapter being the longest and containing forty-one sections. The book describes the events surrounding the capture of the island of Sphacteria by the Athenians during the Peloponnesian War. The island was held by a group of Spartan soldiers, and the Athenians launched a surprise attack to capture it. The book details the tactics used by both sides, as well as the political and social context of the war.Thucydides' writing style is straightforward and factual, with a focus on providing an accurate account of events rather than embellishing them with dramatic flourishes. The book is considered a valuable historical document, providing insight into the military tactics and political climate of ancient Greece. It is also a testament to Thucydides' skill as a historian and writer.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Thucydides (c. 460 BC400 BC) was a general who was exiled for his failure to defend the Greek city of Amphipolis in Thrace. During his exile, he began compiling histories and accounts of the war from various participants.Rex Warner was a Professor of the University of Connecticut from 1964 until his retirement in He was born in 1905 and went to Wadham College, Oxford, where he gained a first in Classical Moderations, and took a degree in English Literature. He taught in Egypt and England, and was Director of the British Institute, Athens, from 1945 to 1947. He has written poems, novels and critical essays, has worked on films and broadcasting, and has translated many works, of which Xenophon s History of My Time and The Persian Expedition, Thucydides The Peloponnesian War, and Plutarch s Lives (under the title Fall of the Roman Republic) and Moral Essays have been published in Penguin Classics.M. I. Finley was a professor of ancient history and master of Darwin College, Cambridge. He died in 1986. M. I. Finley was a professor of ancient history and master of Darwin College, Cambridge. He died in 1986.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1104481782
• ISBN 13: 9781104481780
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 130
• Editor: Graves C E