Thucydides : the reinvention of history /
Reassesses of the life and contributions of the ancient revisionist historian to place him in the context of his time, citing the pivotal influence of his refusal to credit the gods or individuals with the societal events documented in "The PeloponnesianWar."
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Viking,
2009.
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| Summary: | Reassesses of the life and contributions of the ancient revisionist historian to place him in the context of his time, citing the pivotal influence of his refusal to credit the gods or individuals with the societal events documented in "The PeloponnesianWar." |
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| Physical Description: | 257 pages : map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-245) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780670021291 0670021296 |