Thúkydidés Libri

La nostra civiltà è nata in Grecia. Leggere le opere di Erodoto e Tucidide significa risalire alle origini della cultura occidentale, ripercorrere le tappe dell’evoluzione di concetti come città, politica, democrazia; ma significa anche contemplare la parabola di una nazione che, piccola e divisa, riuscì a sconfiggere il più potente impero dell’epoca e, divenuta ricca e potente, finì con l’annientare un’intera generazione in una disastrosa guerra fratricida. Le Storie di Erodoto (485-425 a.C. ca.) fanno rivivere il fascino del favoloso Oriente, l’eterno mistero dell’Egitto e la grandiosa saga delle guerre persiane, attraverso pagine indimenticabili che rievocano l’epopea dei Trecento di Leonida alle Termopili, l’empia arroganza del re persiano Serse, l’audacia di Temistocle a Salamina. Raccontando la guerra del Peloponneso che, cinquant’anni dopo le guerre persiane, spaccò a metà il mondo greco, Tucidide (460-400 a.C. ca.) si interrogò sui meccanismi che muovono la storia, sulla moralità del potere, sulla giustizia dei forti e la giustizia dei deboli: questioni sempre attuali perché, “essendo la natura umana quel che è, torneranno prima o poi a ripetersi con modalità simili”. Il saggio introduttivo di Domenico Musti, scritto appositamente per questa edizione, traccia un profi lo della storiografi a greca e analizza i princìpi e i criteri ideologici delle opere qui presentate.

An Athenian general of the fifth century B.C. chronicles the disastrous 27-year conflict between Athens and Sparta. Thucydides traces the conflict's roots and provides detailed, knowledgeable analyses of battles and the political atmosphere.

Thucydides was the first ancient Greek historian to double as a social scientist. He set out to understand human events entirely in human terms, without recourse to myth. He sought to know why people go to war and how they are affected by its violence. He studied the civil war in Corcyra, which began when radicals burst into the council house and killed leaders who favored democracy. The strengths and weaknesses of democracy are a major theme of his History. Its larger story shows how the Athenians tried to expand their empire too far and came to a crushing defeat. Here are vivid stories of land and sea battles, interspersed with fascinating and disturbing debates about war and policy. All of Thucydides's History is here, either in summary or translation, in a volume short enough for a wide readership. This Second Edition is expanded to include all the important debates and battle scenes, and the entire translation has been revised in accord with the latest scholarship. The Essential Thucydides (Hackett, fall 2021) is the second edition of Paul Woodruff's On Justice, Power, and Human Nature: Selections from The History of the Peloponnesian War (first published by Hackett Publishing Company in 1993, paperback ISBN 978-0-87220-168-2, cloth ISBN 978-0-87220-169-9).

This book is a reproduction of a historical work, presented in large print to enhance readability for individuals with impaired vision. Published by Megali, a company dedicated to making classic literature accessible, it aims to provide a clearer and more enjoyable reading experience for all.

This book is a reproduction of a historical work by the publishing house Megali, which focuses on creating large print editions to enhance accessibility for readers with impaired vision. The initiative aims to preserve important texts while ensuring they are easily readable.

"The History of the Peloponnesian War" by Thucydides is a classic historical account of the conflict between Sparta and Athens. It is one of the earliest scholarly works of history. "Hellenica," a continuation by Xenophon, details the last seven years of the war and its aftermath, reflecting a personal narrative for a familiar audience.

Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War combines brilliant narrative and penetrating analysis; his writing has had more lasting influence on western thought than all but Plato and Aristotle. This masterly new translation is the most comprehensive single-volume edition currently available.