History of the Peloponnesian War - Thucydides - Libros - Independently Published - 9798668447787 - 14 de octubre de 2020
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History of the Peloponnesian War

Thucydides

History of the Peloponnesian War

Book Excerpt: ...tion with posterity to refuse to accept her fame as a true exponent of her power. And yet they occupy two-fifths of Peloponnese and lead the whole, not to speak of their numerous allies without. Still, as the city is neither built in a compact form nor adorned with magnificent temples and public edifices, but composed of villages after the old fashion of Hellas, there would be an impression of inadequacy. Whereas, if Athens were to suffer the same misfortune, I suppose that any inference from the appearance presented to the eye would make her power to have been twice as great as it is. We have therefore no right to be sceptical, nor to content ourselves with an inspection of a town to the exclusion of a consideration of its power; but we may safely conclude that the armament in question surpassed all before it, as it fell short of modern efforts; if we can here also accept the testimony of Homer's poems, in which, without allowing for the exaggeration which a poet would feel himself licensed to employ, we can...

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Publicado 14 de octubre de 2020
ISBN13 9798668447787
Editores Independently Published
Páginas 438
Dimensiones 152 × 229 × 25 mm   ·   639 g
Lengua English  

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