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The History of the Peloponnesian War

By: Thucydides
Narrated by: Neville Jason
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Thucydides’s The History of the Peloponnesian War is one of the most famous, influential, and moving works of genuine history in our traditions. His brilliant account of the civil war among the Greeks redefined how we should analyze the past, driving a permanent wedge between accounts based on myth and folk traditions and those based on empirical investigation and a rational inquiry into human motives. The work is also a profoundly tragic illumination, not merely of the self-destructive events of the civil war, but also of the future course of human history.

Download the accompanying reference guide.Public Domain (P)2012 Naxos AudioBooks Literary History & Criticism Ancient History Ancient Greece War Greek Mythology Mythology
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This narration perfectly captures the different speakers; Thucydides as teacher of the art of Rhetoric!

Perfectly captures the variety of speeches

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This gave me a new and deeper appreciation for the Greeks. The depth and attention to detail for someone writing thousands of years ago is a reminder of high achievement in ancient times. The military and political history is likewise worthwhile to study in an effort to understand the present day.

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Nice voice from Neville Jason, wonderful story told by Thucydides with a brilliant translation... but ENTIRE CHAPTERS are left out! Way to ruin the story. DO NOT BUY this version!

Entire Chapters Are Completely Skipped Over

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