9789050634878 / Thucydides Pentekontaetia and Other Essays (Archaia Hellas Ser. Series, 1) (English, French, German and Ancient Greek Edition)
by Brill Academic Pub (January 1, 1995) (Author)
In this book Professor Pritchett offers five original essays under the titles: Thucydides’ Pentekontaetia; Thucydides 1.61.3-5; Diodoros’ Pentekontaetia; The Solar Year of Thucydides; Aetiology sans Topography. The initial lengthy essay focuses on seven crux passages in which Thucydides in Book 1 describes the growth of Athenian power, maintaining against recent critics that they are presented in chronological order. The study combines a review of the manuscript tradition with regard to corruptions in toponyms and numerals and a personal autopsy of the ancient sites. In a separate essay, Pritchett adduces new arguments in defense of Thucydides’ seasonal chronological scheme. In the last essay, he takes sharp issue with a recent publication which attempts to attribute the origin of the ancient accounts of the Messenian wars and the battles of Hysiai, Thyreatis, and Phigaleia to legends evolved at festivals.
Specification: Thucydides Pentekontaetia and Other Essays (Archaia Hellas Ser. Series, 1) (English, French, German and Ancient Greek Edition) 9789050634878
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1.6 lbs
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6.25 × 0.75 × 9.5 in
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