New History Peloponnesian War by Tritle, Lawrence A.

New History Peloponnesian War (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781405122511)

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New History Peloponnesian War by Tritle, Lawrence A.

New History Peloponnesian War

$56.95
New History Peloponnesian War by Tritle, Lawrence A.

New History Peloponnesian War

$56.95
Format: Paperback
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This stimulating new study provides a narrative of the monumental conflict of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, and examines the realities of the war and its effects on the average Athenian.

  • A penetrating new study of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta by an established scholar
  • Offers an original interpretation of how and why the war began
  • Weaves in the contemporary evidence of Aristophanes in order to give readers a new sense of how the war affected the individual
  • Discusses the practicalities and realities of the war
  • Examines the blossoming of culture and intellectual achievement in Athens despite the war
  • Challenges the approach of Thucydides in his account of the war


Author: Lawrence A. Tritle
ISBN-10: 140512251X
ISBN-13: 9781405122511
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 12/21/2009
Pages: 314
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d

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Choice 11/01/2010
By Lawrence A. Tritle
By Lawrence A. Tritle
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Lawrence A. Tritle is Professor of History at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. He has previously taught at Loyola University, Chicago and UCLA as visiting Professor of History. He is the author or editor of eight books on Greek history, including Phocion the Good (1988) and From Melos to My Lai (2000), as well as numerous articles on various aspects of the ancient world. He has served on the editorial board of the Ancient History Bulletin (1996 - 2003) and as president of the International Plutarch Society (1997-1999).

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