Thucydides and the Shaping of History

by Emily Greenwood

Thucydides' work was one of the most exciting creations in the cultural history of Greece in the fifth century BC and it still poses fresh and challenging questions about the writing of history. There is a marked tension in Thucydides' History between his aim to write about contemporary events and his desire that his work should outlast the period in which he composed it. Thucydides and the Shaping of History addresses two important issues: how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715632833
• ISBN13: 9780715632833
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"