Henceforward the struggle was uninterrupted, and they communicated with 2 one another only by heralds. Jul 16, 2012 history of the peloponnesian warbook 2. Greece internet history sourcebooks fordham university. He was descended, through his mother, from the alcmaeonid family. Thus the winter ended, and with it ended the seventh year of this war of which thucydides is the historian. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war translated by richard crawley the first book chapter i.
Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, volume i. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 2, chapter 35. Thucydides cum scholiis et antiquis et utilibus sine quibus autor intellectu multum est, difficilis. With an english translation by charles forster smith. Thucydides of athens, one of the greatest of historians, was born about 471 bce. Chapter i the state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war. As he had not sired a son, acrisius went to consult the oracle. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, volume iii. The history of the peloponnesian war, by thucydides 431 bc. Fourth and fifth years of the war revolt of mitylene chapter x. As a general in the peloponnesian war he failed 424 bc to prevent the surrender of the city of amphipolis to the spartan commander brasidas and was exiled until the end of the war. 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 interests of the ambraciots were zealously supported by corinth, their mother. This massive collection includes important greek and latin classics in their original languages.
Pericles delivers the oration not only to bury the dead, but to praise democracy. Greek and latin grammars and commentaries are also included. 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, the peloponnesian war, book 1, chapter 1. All search options view abbreviations home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants open source about help. Perseus perseus eurymedon, for his mother gave him this name as well apollonius of rhodes, argonautica iv. His history of the first conflict, 431421, was nearly complete. Web greek history course at internet archive, from reedmodern account the full course, online, from prehistory to alexander. With an english translation by charles forster smith see other formats. In 430, the second year of the peloponnesian war, he caught and survived the horrible plague which he described so graphically. Greek studies in honor of martin ostwald, edited by r. Thucydides peloponnesian war, steven lattimore translation. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 2, chapter 49. 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 nonfiction approach to history and his love of exact facts have given him this. Reading kagan is great preparation for taking on thucydides. Overview or archaic and classical greek at perseus hyperlinked modern account 2nd classics faq at mit 2nd 11th brittanica. The second book of thucydides is of particular interest.
Selections from the history of the peloponnesian war, and more on. Thucydides mythistoricus 1907 at perseusmodern text. This paper suggests that two muchdiscussed passages in pericles funeral speech in thucydides book 2, the first in 2. List of books and articles about thucydides online research. A roman summary of mythological stories, the fabulae of hyginus first century bcefirst century ce says that he was killed by a rival king, megapenthes, with whom he had previously exchanged kingdoms tiryns and argos. The state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war between the peloponnesians and the athenians, beginning at the moment that it. This commentary contains very good explanations and clarifies thucydides syntax effectively. In his book the open society and its enemies, karl popper writes that thucydides was the greatest historian, perhaps, who ever lived. And now the war between the athenians and peloponnesians. One of the greatest ancient historians, thucydides c. The history of the peloponnesian war the internet classics. Outline of thucydides book 3 university of vermont.
It was carried on without heralds, but not without suspicion, as events were occurring which were equivalent to a breach of the treaty and matter for war. We may therefore assume that olorus, the father of thucydides, was a near kinsman of the thracian prince olorus. Funded by the annenberg cpbproject table of contents page 1 of 152 book 4. Mar 30, 2020 thucydides peloponnesian war, steven lattimore translation. The tale is told by a great political thinker, whose penetrating insight and dramatic power caused macaulay to call him the. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 2, chapter 2, section 1. His work was the first recorded political and moral analysis of a nations war policies. Book i is an opportunity to get to know thucydides world and the background for the war to be. His history of the peloponnesian war recounts the fifthcentury bc war between sparta and athens until the year 411 bc. He dedicated his career to the deep study of this conflict and his book is a modern masterpiece. He had also a navy far stronger than his contemporaries.
The war was really three conflicts with one uncertain peace after the first. Fifth year of the war trial and execution of the plataeans corcyraean revolution chapter xi. The name thucydides is not a common one, and at least one scholar has tried to work thucydides the son of melesias into the family tree of thucydides the son of olorus for two family trees for thucydides, see rusten, 1989 2. Thucydides book 1 study guide questions reading odyssey. Thucydides was still at work on this when the war spread to sicily and into a conflict 4154 likewise. The best overall study of the peloponnesian war is donald kagans book. Thucydides and the ancient simplicity uc press ebooks. For this reason thucydides is considered one the first true historians.
Home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants open source about help. Fearful for his future, but unwilling to provoke the wrath of the gods by killing the offspring of zeus and his daughter, acrisius cast the two into the sea in. 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. His sardonic sense of humor is evident throughout, as when, during his description of the athenian plague, he remarks that old athenians seemed to remember a rhyme which said that with the dorian war would come a great death. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Turning from these, we can rest satisfied with having proceeded upon the clearest data, and having arrived at conclusions as exact as can be expected in matters of such antiquity. Thucydides books list of books by author thucydides. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides. Pericles simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Opening alludes to homer, suggests epic scale and purpose memorialization. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history by those who accept his claims to. Syracusan coins commemorated the victory over the athenians, with arethusa, dolphins, captured arms, and nike crowning victorious charioteer. How close they are to the presumed originals what pericles and the others actually said, or even if they are close at.
Pericles funeral oration is a speech written by thucydides for his history of the peloponnesian war. Thucydides s work, however, popper goes on to say, represents an interpretation, a point of view. I would next recommend the landmark edition of thucydides. Peloponnesian invasion of attica 428 bce 2 6 revolt of mytilene athenian expedition to lesbos 7 athenian expedition to acarnania. Image files of the linear b script deciphered in 1952 by michael ventris and john chadwick.
And so the power of the descendants of pelops came to be greater than that of the descendants of perseus. The state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war. 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. Thvcydides cvm scholiis et antiqvis et vtilibvs sine q. And now the war between the athenians and peloponnesians and the allies of both 1 actually began. Athens sends a huge fleet to sicily and suffers disaster. In his book history, thucydides relates the facts of the peloponnesian war with as much fact and truth as possible, unlike his contemporaries who used second hand word of mouth and myths to relate their details. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war english xml header genre. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war 8 vols. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides, part of the internet classics archive.
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. 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. Thucydides book 1 summary the peloponnesian war an. The history was divided into separate books by later scholars, but is now, in its. Thucydides was an athenian strategos, a political as well as a military post. I am very pleased to get hold of a reprint of this useful commentary on thucydides, sometimes a challenging authro, particularly in the speeches. He saw the rise of athens to greatness under the inspired leadership of pericles.
If, as marcellinus says 2, thucydides mother was named hegesipyle, like cimons mother, that would be confirmation of the relationship. Year of the war campaigns of demosthenes in western greece ruin of ambracia. He was himself politically active, therefore, and it is reasonable to assume that. However, thucydides history was never finished, and as such, ends midsentence in the winter of 411 bce. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 2, chapter 51. Inferences about thucydides character can be drawn with due caution only from his book. The sourcebook is a collection of public domain and copypermitted texts related to medieval and byzantine history. To the extent that thucyides supported a populist pericles, he was turning his back not only on the interests of his. The narrative is arranged according to summers and winters and follows the order of events.
Thucydides is considered by some scholars to be the father of modern history. History of the peloponnesian warbook 4 wikisource, the. 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. Thucydides, a contemporary historian, described him as the first citizen of athens. Thucydides divides his history into summers and winters, thus reckoning more accurately, as he points out v. Histories, thucydides translated into english volume 1 1 of 32 translations. Thucydides describes the revolution at corcyra, exams the evidence provided by careful observation, and from there draws the conclusion that human nature, always rebelling against the law and now its master, gladly showed itself ungoverned in passion, above respect for justice, and the enemy of all superiority thucydides 3. Nov 10, 2008 thucydides book 1 study guide questions.
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, 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. History of the peloponnesian warbook 2 wikisource, the. Thucydides was born some where between 470bc and 460bc. Excerpts from thucydides 1 pericles funeral oration pericles funeral oration 2 the mitylenian debate the mitylenian debate 3 the melian dialogue the melian dialogue pericles funeral oration thucydides, book 2, chapters 3446 in the same winter the athenians gave a funeral at the public cost to those who had first fallen in this war. In fine, i have written my work, not as an essay which is to win the applause of the moment, but as a possession for all time thucydides, the peloponnesian war book i, 22. Funded by the annenberg cpbproject table of contents page 459 of 459 appendix.
Third year of the war investment of plataea naval victories of. Thucydides wrote the story of the first democracy in history, and of the fortunes and fall of its empire, but his pages contain the modern worldscene in miniature. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history due to his strict standards of evidence. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book ii.
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