'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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在大学第一学期的《外交学概论》课上，老师说学这个你们读好三本书就行了，修昔底德的《伯罗奔尼撒战争史》，汉斯摩根索的《国家间政治》和肯尼斯沃尔斯的《人、国家与战争》。当时不知所然，也没想过找来读读。直到今天才算都翻过了，还不敢说读过。 而真正激发我读...
評分看到第七卷。西西里远征。倾尽整个帝国力量的远征军全军覆灭。 撤退的时候，描写跟着军队被撤走的士兵看到被遗弃的活人，“全军上下泪水涟涟”。我不禁也是泫然欲泣了。——看历史的时候，我总是难以像平常那样产生共情的，毕竟两千多年前的事件，如果没有修昔底德或者其他史家...
評分正义和利益，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...
評分一个朋友，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”...
評分用戶評價
總覺得古希臘人活得好不真實...
评分still good, but it seems that this is not the best translated version
评分總覺得古希臘人活得好不真實...
评分非常優秀的英譯本，以1942年Powell修訂過的Jones校勘本為底本，比洛布依據的Hude本善，略遜於同樣基於Jones但是參瞭不少Alberti本的Mynott本。序言不僅簡明扼要地介紹瞭修昔底德的寫作風格、史學價值與影響，以及修昔底德的接受史，還涉及瞭不少相關學術動態。譯文比Crawley和Warner準確，理解起來也不算睏難。尾注沒Mynott詳細但也還能接受。就是沒有保留Section編碼這點emmm。
评分文字比landmark好讀。此刻隻想寫完論文，但總覺得會寫齣一個似是而非東西，畢竟讀不懂希臘語總是隔靴搔癢..
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