Synopsis
The Second Book of Thucydides is a historical text written by the ancient Greek historian Thucydides. This book is a part of his larger work, The History of the Peloponnesian War, which chronicles the events of the war between Athens and Sparta. The Second Book focuses on the early stages of the war, including the alliances formed by Athens and Sparta, the invasion of Attica, and the battle of Plataea. This edition of the book, published in 1854, includes English notes and grammatical references to aid readers in understanding the text. The notes provide additional context and explanations of historical events and terminology used by Thucydides. The grammatical references are designed to help readers improve their understanding of ancient Greek grammar and syntax. Overall, this book is a valuable resource for students of ancient history and the Greek language.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.
About the Author
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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