'The greatest historian that ever lived' Such was Macaulay's verdict on Thucydides (c. 460-400 BC) and his history of the Peloponnesian War, the momentous struggle between Athens and Sparta as rival powers and political systems that lasted for twenty-seven years from 431 to 404 BC, involved virtually the whole of the Greek world, and ended in the fall of Athens. Thucydides himself was a participant in the war; to his history he brings an awesome intellect, brilliant narrative, and penetrating analysis of the nature of power, as it affects both states and individuals. Of his own work Thucydides wrote: 'I shall be content if [my history] is judged useful by those who will want to have a clear understanding of what happened - and, such is the human condition, will happen again ...It was composed as a permanent legacy, not a showpiece for a single hearing.' So it has proved. Of the prose writers of Greece and Rome Thucydides has had more lasting influence on western thought than all but Plato and Aristotle. This new edition combines a masterly translation with comprehensive supporting material. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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一个朋友，苦于儿子临睡前要听故事：不讲孩子不上床，讲了孩子又不叫停。“现在，我只好每晚给他读一段《伯罗奔尼撒战争史》。” 修昔底德会很欣慰的，他的著作竟有如此实际而温馨的功效。而一个成年读者，将发现来自伯罗奔尼撒的消息与现实生活的距离可以这么近。这种“近”...
评分十多年前译者在接到翻译西方学术名著《伯罗奔尼撒战争史》的任务时，心里确实有些忐忑不安，今天的心情依然如此。古希腊文明博大精深，对于西方乃至全人类文明贡献巨大，影响深远。我们自知学力不济，难以胜任。自己对于希腊的历史和文化，充其量只能算是个初学者。虽然近30 年...
评分有人说，一个国家在能够对外输出价值观之前不可能成为真正的大国。现代人往往赞叹雅典的民主政治与璀璨的文化，惋惜雅典为寡头政治下的斯巴达击败而未能将其光芒普及到全希腊。然而，真实的雅典帝国乃是建立于赤裸裸的暴力之上，关于这一点，无论是对内还是对外，坦率的雅典人...
评分正义和利益，这是一对永恒的矛盾。行正义是否一定带来利益？当然不是，而且，恰恰相反，正义往往带来不利——这样的话，为什么还要行正义呢？有没有独立于任何利益的绝对的正义？这本是个哲学问题，却经由一位“历史学家”得到了极为深刻的阐述——修希底德在记叙伯罗奔尼撒战...
评分一本名气极大的书，我在两年前到上海出差时偶然看到，本书的印刷质量很好，装帧极佳，虽然标价68大元，昂贵的让人吐血，我还是咬咬牙买了回来。说实在的，两年来，我一直都没看完，而且看的部分也是生吞活剥，不求甚解，完全不能享受到读书的快乐。 也许是个人水平有限吧，我...
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文字比landmark好读。此刻只想写完论文，但总觉得会写出一个似是而非东西，毕竟读不懂希腊语总是隔靴搔痒..
评分非常优秀的英译本，以1942年Powell修订过的Jones校勘本为底本，比洛布依据的Hude本善，略逊于同样基于Jones但是参了不少Alberti本的Mynott本。序言不仅简明扼要地介绍了修昔底德的写作风格、史学价值与影响，以及修昔底德的接受史，还涉及了不少相关学术动态。译文比Crawley和Warner准确，理解起来也不算困难。尾注没Mynott详细但也还能接受。就是没有保留Section编码这点emmm。
评分still good, but it seems that this is not the best translated version
评分still good, but it seems that this is not the best translated version
评分总觉得古希腊人活得好不真实...
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