{"product_id":"9781593080914","title":"The History of the Peloponnesian War (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe History of the Peloponnesian War\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eThucydides\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003eA monumental work unsurpassed for its brilliant description, accuracy, and penetrating insights, \u003cb\u003eThucydides\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eHistory of the Peloponnesian War\u003c\/i\u003e is a spectacular eyewitness report of the war between Greece’s two most powerful city-states, Athens and Sparta, as it unfolded during the fifth century B.C.\u003cbr\u003eThe first recorded political and moral analysis of a nation’s war policies, the \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e is a tragic story of virtue, ambition, and failed deterrence. All aspects of the conflict—from the battlefield strategies and the political landscape to the peoples’ thoughts and feelings as the long war dragged on—are presented in startlingly vivid detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the treachery of Alcibiades and the disastrous invasion of Sicily to the plague that devastated Athens and Pericles’ famous funeral oration, Thucydides has written more than a mere account of war. His \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e is nothing less than a classic Greek drama about the rise and fall of Athens. More than two thousand years have passed since the \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e was written, but its impact on modern politics, military strategy, and foreign relations has been timeless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonald Lateiner\u003c\/b\u003e teaches Greek, Latin, Ancient History and Comparative Folklore in the Humanities-Classics department at Ohio Wesleyan University. His scholarship focuses on Homer and Herodotus, and he has published a book on each. He also researches nonverbal behaviors in ancient literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031136485616,"sku":"9781593080914","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593080914_p0.jpg?v=1763807315","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593080914","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}