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

Thucydides

9781165763627: The Capture Of Sphacteria: Book Four, Chapter One To Forty-One (1881)

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ISBN 10: 1165763621 ISBN 13: 9781165763627

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2010

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The Capture of Sphacteria is a historical book written by the ancient Greek historian Thucydides. It is the fourth book of his work, The History of the Peloponnesian War, which chronicles the war between Athens and Sparta in the 5th century BC.The book covers the events leading up to and including the capture of the island of Sphacteria by the Athenians. The island was strategically important, as it guarded the entrance to the bay of Pylos, where the Athenians had established a naval base.The first part of the book describes the Spartan attempt to retake the island, which ultimately fails due to the superior tactics and bravery of the Athenians. The second part of the book focuses on the siege of the island, during which the Athenians use innovative tactics to overcome the Spartan defenses.Thucydides provides detailed descriptions of the battles and the strategies employed by both sides, as well as the political and social context of the conflict. He also offers insights into the psychology of the soldiers and the leaders, and the impact of the war on the Greek city-states.Overall, The Capture of Sphacteria is a valuable historical document that provides a vivid account of a pivotal moment in ancient Greek history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may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.

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