April 12, 2024
HISTORY OF GRECIAN WAR-THUCYDIDES-THOMAS HOBBES-1676
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TITLE : The History Of The Grecian War: In Eight Books (Peloponnesian War) AUTHOR : Thucydides (460 B.C.-395 B.C.) TRANSLATOR: Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) PUBLISHER : Andrew Clark, London DATE : 1676 DESCRIPTION: Second edition, folio, original full leather binding, dimensions 12 3/4" X 8", 396+ pages. Comprised of eight books totaling 357 pages plus 18 pages on the life and history of Thucydides, ten pages of front matter, a one page advertisement, and ten pages of tables. (396 total) Book features a full page engraved frontis page plus five engraved art and map plates as follows: One fold-out map: 17" X 14 1/4", two maps: 14" X 12 1/2", and two art plates: 8" X 12 1/2". (see photos) From title page: " The History Of The Grecian War: In Eight Books. Written by Thucydides. Faithfully Tranflated from the Original By Thomas Hobbes of Malmsbury. With MAPS Defcribing the Countrey. The Second Edition, much Corrected and Amended. LONDON, Printed by Andrew Clark for Charles Harper, and are to be fold by him, at the Flower-de-luce over againft St. Dunftans Church in Fleet-ftreet, MDCLXXVI." The Peloponnesian War, 431 to 404 B.C., was an ancient Greek war, fought by Athens and its empire against the Peloponnesian League, led by Sparta. The Peloponnesian War reshaped the Ancient Greek world. On the level of international relations, Athens,
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