Thucydides and the Idea of History

by Neville Morley

From the eighteenth century onwards, the ancient Greek writer Thucydides (c 460 - c 395 BCE) was viewed as the most important classical historian. He was acclaimed not only as a vital source for reconstructing antiquity but as a purveyor of timeless political wisdom. His name is almost inescapable in nineteenth-century discussions of history's nature and purpose. And his spirit, or the image of him constructed by German historicists, remains a significant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848851707
• ISBN13: 9781848851702
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"