Page 387 olorus, the author of this history, who was at thasos, a parian colony, about a halfdays sail from amphipolis, and urged him to come to their aid. Thucydides good translation textkit greek and latin forums. Third year of the war investment of plataea naval victories of phormio thracian irruption into macedonia under sitalces. Products commentary on thucydides book 1 english commentary on thucydides book 1 english by charles d. See all books authored by thucydides, including history of the peloponnesian war, and on justice, power and human nature.
Thucydides thoosididees was an athenian from a rich family. The funeral oration was recorded by thucydides in book two of his famous history of the. Greek text and english translation thereof available online at the perseus project. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history due to his strict standards of evidence. As you become more familiar with the names of people, places and things, the points thucydides makes will also become clearer. Such were the events of the winter, and so ended the second year of this war of which thucydides was the historian. History of the peloponnesian warbook 2 wikisource, the. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 2, chapter 54, section 4. His work was the first recorded political and moral analysis of a.
He also selectively adds speeches and two person dialogue only in locations where it will be politically. One of the greatest ancient historians, thucydides c. Syracusan coins commemorated the victory over the athenians, with arethusa, dolphins, captured arms, and nike crowning victorious charioteer. Written by one of the fathers of western history, thucydides history of the peloponnesian war is a landmark literary and scholarly achievement documenting the pivot point in the golden age of athenian democracy. The first act of violence was the attack upon plataea, a city allied with athens, by a theban force. The state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war. Thucydides peloponnesian war, steven lattimore translation. This paper suggests that two muchdiscussed passages in pericles funeral speech in thucydides book 2, the first in 2. A literal translation of the first book of thucydides, with. Stories from thucydides thucydides, greek historian and athenian general 460b. The history of the peloponnesian war, by thucydides 431 bc.
A literal translation of the first book of thucydides, with notes, by h. History of the peloponnesian war, by thucydides book viii the news was brought to athens, but the athenians could not believe that the armament had been so completely annihilated, although they had the positive assurances of the very soldiers who 1 had escaped from the scene of action. And so ended this winter, and the third year of this war, of which thucydides was the historian. Thucydides book 1 study guide questions reading odyssey. Thus the winter ended, and with it ended the seventh year of this war of which thucydides is the historian. Thucydides of pharsalus, the proxenus of athens in that city, happening to be on the spot, kept throwing himself in every mans way and loudly entreating the people, when the enemy was lying in wait so near, not to destroy their country. History of the peloponnesian warbook 4 wikisource, the. Commentary on thucydides book 1 english logos bible. A literal translation of the first book of thucydides. Books 34 loeb classical library hardcover january 1, 1920. It was written by thucydides, an athenian historian who also served as an athenian general during the war. It was written by thucydides, an athenian historian who also served as an athenian general during. Book i is an opportunity to get to know thucydides world and the background for the war to be.
Thucydides also became a general in the athenian army. In this section of the text, thucydides describes the first two years of the war between the athenians and the peloponnesians. Thucydides left athens and spent the rest of the war writing a book about how the war started and what happened during the war, and why the spartans finally won. The incomplete text recounts the history of the peloponnesian war and famously ends midsentence several years prior to the conclusion of the war. All search options view abbreviations home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants open source about help. Thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the wa.
I think his statements reveal both professional and personal motivations. Histories, thucydides translated into english volume 1 1 of 32 translations. And now the war between the athenians and peloponnesians and the allies of both 1 actually began. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war 8 vols. The actual narration of the peloponnesian war begins with book ii. Feb 06, 2020 thucydides, greatest of ancient greek historians and author of the history of the peloponnesian war, which recounts the struggle between athens and sparta in the 5th century bc. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book ii. Pericles funeral oration is a famous speech from thucydides history of the peloponnesian war. A particularly good english language edition of thucydides is the revised richard crowley translation, edited by robert b.
He chanced to be absent from home, but themistocles presented himself as a suppliant to his wife, and was instructed by her to take their child and sit at. The only pity is that thucidides died before finishing the book. Book i is an opportunity to get to know thucydides world and the. Notes provide information necessary for a fuller understanding of problematic passages, explore their implications as well as the problems they. This group was defeated and many prisoners were captured. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war, book 2. Histories, thucydides translated into english volume 1. 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.
We can only examine what thucydides himself tells us in his history. He led troops in the peloponnesian war with sparta in the late 400s bc, but when he lost a battle the democratic government exiled him for the rest of the war they made him. After his death, thucydidess history was subdivided into eight books. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides, part of the internet classics archive. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, the second. Why does thucydides call the sicilian disaster the greatest hellenic event of all time. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war perseus.
With an english translation by charles forster smith see other formats. Products commentary on thucydides book 1 english commentary on thucydides book 1 english. As with any ancient text, much about the work is contested and much remains unclear. Home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants open source about help. He was related to the athenian general miltiades, who led the athenians against the persians at marathon. The narrative is arranged according to summers and winters and follows the order of events. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history by those who accept his claims to. With an english translation by charles forster smith. Chapter i the state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war.
The second book of thucydides is of particular interest. The peloponnesian war was fought in ancient greece from 431 to 404 bc between the athenian empire and the peloponnesian league, an alliance of citystates led by sparta. He was himself politically active, therefore, and it is reasonable to assume that. The peloponnesian war, book 1, chapter 1, section 1. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system.
Pericles funeral oration a particularly good english language edition of thucydides is the revised richard crowley translation, edited by robert b. The peloponnesian war thucydides, steven lattimore. Thucydides omits discussion of the arts, literature, or the social milieu in which the events in his book take place and in which he grew up. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 1, chapter 1. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 2, chapter 60, section 4. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 2, chapter 2, section 1. Most of what we know about the peloponnesian war comes from thucydides book. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, the first. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. A comprehensive guide to the peloponnesian war new york.
Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book i. With great economy, he analyzes the origins of largescale wars. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war benjamin jowett, ed. Thucydides probably did understand that he was dramatizing his history by adding in dramatic speeches or greek myth, since in the forward of his book he says that he will be attempting to provide a nonromantic view of history free from myth. And the winter ended, and with it ended the sixteenth year of this war of which thucydides is the historian. Thucydides book 1 summary the peloponnesian war an. His history of the peloponnesian war recounts the fifthcentury bc war between sparta and athens until the year 411 bc. Pericles funeral oration is a famous speech from thucydides history of the peloponnesian. Machiavelli and hobbes are regularly enlisted as intermediaries who, closer to us in time and culture than thucydides, serve to bring the history into focus. Speeches play an important role in thucydides history, but remember. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. History of the peloponnesian war summary and study guide.
Opening alludes to homer, suggests epic scale and purpose memorialization. Jul 16, 2012 history of the peloponnesian war book 2. While it is likely he is related to the later historian and general thucydides, son of olorus, the details are uncertain. In the first two chapters of this book, i attempt to frame thucydides within the modern school of realist thought. This commentary contains very good explanations and clarifies thucydides syntax effectively.
Thucydides california state university, northridge. Thucydides on the causes of athenian imperialism authors. Apr 16, 2012 history of the peloponnesian warbook 4. Commentary on thucydides book 1 english logos bible software. Xenophon takes up the tale again if you are frustrated by not knowing the ending of the struggle. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Thus was the enterprise first undertaken upon quarrel of love, and then upon a sudden fear followed this unadvised adventure of harmodius and aristogeiton. Henceforward the struggle was uninterrupted, and they communicated with 2 one another only by heralds. The conflict, fought between the athenianled delian league and the spartanled peloponnesian league, signaled the end of athenian dominance in greece at the close of the fifth. Thucydides died soon after the end of the peloponnesian war. How close they are to the presumed originals what pericles and the others actually said, or even if they are close at. Thucydides was an athenian strategos, a political as well as a military post. Thucydides, greatest of ancient greek historians and author of the history of the peloponnesian war, which recounts the struggle between athens and sparta in the 5th century bc.
He saw himself as recording an event, not a period, and went to considerable lengths to exclude what he deemed frivolous or extraneous. The king himself being then from home, he became a suppliant to his wife. His work was the first recorded political and moral analysis of a nations war policies. I am very pleased to get hold of a reprint of this useful commentary on thucydides, sometimes a challenging authro, particularly in the speeches. The first book of thucydides is a compact masterpiece. Thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war between the peloponnesians and the athenians, beginning at the moment that it broke out, and believing that it would be a great war and more worthy of relation than any that had preceded it. Book two begins thucydides history of the peloponnesian war, proper, and resorts to the successful chronological presentation of events which is generally pursued throughout the remainder of the text. Nov 10, 2008 thucydides book 1 study guide questions. 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. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a.
In book 1 of the history he shows elaborately how the athenian. Web greek history course at internet archive, from reedmodern account the full course, online, from prehistory to alexander. And he, on hearing this, sailed in haste with seven ships which happened to be at hand, wishing above all to secure amphipolis before it yielded, or, failing in that, to seize eion. The history of the peloponnesian war ends in midsentence in 411, seven years before the end of the war and 11 before thucydideswho served as an athenian general before being exiled in 422, for failing a missionis believed to have died. Thucydides books list of books by author thucydides. It contains extensive appendices on various aspects of athens and sparta, written by. Overview or archaic and classical greek at perseus hyperlinked modern account 2nd classics faq at mit 2nd 11th brittanica. But at last, when both the plataeans themselves charged them with a great clamour, and their wives also and families shouted and screeched from. Rape of io by phoenician traders as persian version of origin of eastwest conflict 1. Here he sets up the conditions that led to the outbreak of the peloponnesian war in 431 b. Thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war in which the peloponnesians and the athenians fought against one another. Selections from the history of the peloponnesian war, and more on.
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