The history of the peloponnesian war the internet classics. Once the grammatical labyrinth is understood, the student should be urged to retranslate into smoother english prose. Commentary by thucydides 1989, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides. Offers a better way to read thucydides through the explanation of grammar and a glimpse into the history of classical scholarship. A student s grammatical commentary university of michigan press, 2003. This is all that thucydides wrote about his own life, but a few other facts are available from. The rise of the athenian empire from thucydides book i. My commentary regularly refers to the unabridged lexicon of liddell, scott, and jones to. The national endowment for the humanities provided support for entering this text.
Page 387 olorus, the author of this history, who was at thasos, a parian colony, about a halfdays sail from amphipolis, and urged him to come to their aid. This book is a standard text for any college course in reading thucydides in greek. Cameron is a renowned expert in greek and comparative grammar and has written this handbook for all levels of classical students and scholars. Chapter i the state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war between the peloponnesians and the athenians, beginning at the moment that it broke out, and believing that it would be a great war and more worthy of relation than any that had preceded it. At the beginning of the war, athens controlled a vast maritime empire. This is the first volume of a twovolume historical and literary commentary on the eight books of thucydides, the great fifthcentury b. He carefully crafted a story that he wanted the audience to accept. This valuable commentary addresses the most famous part of. Speeches play an important role in thucydides history, but remember. Annotated and illustrated, focus classical commentarys thucydides reader contains passages from books iviii of the histories with introductory material, commentary, and grammatical notes for each. To benefit such an audience a grammatical commentary should untangle complicated syntax, point out idiomatic expressions, and offer some help with perplexing forms. He made himself 1 master of a great part of what is now termed the hellenic sea.
Pharrformatted platos philebus now available as pdf and on amazon. His commentary authoritatively accounts for the last one hundred years of evolving grammatical and linguistic theory as they apply to the. An annotated and illustrated thucydides reader containing passages from books iviii of the histories with introductory material for all eight books of the histories, commentary and. The best books on learning ancient greek five books expert. Library of congress cataloginginpublication data cameron, h.
Dec 07, 2016 contrary to mcphersons assessment, thucydides has to be read more critically rather than accepted as trustworthy. His commentary authoritatively accounts for the last one hundred years of evolving grammatical and linguistic theory as they apply to the seminal work of thucydides. Cameron the university of michigan press ann arbor. Greek and latin texts with facing vocabulary and commentary. A commentary on thucydides simon hornblower oxford. This study guide consists of approximately 49 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more. The rise of the athenian empire, from thucydides, book i.
Chapter i the state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war between the peloponnesians and the athenians. Sheets, herodotus book 1 bryn mawr classical commentaries david asheri, alan lloyd, aldo corcella, a commentary on herodotus books iiv oup 2011. At last, a commentary that allows the student of greek to approach thucydides as a great historical author and as a bold prose stylist, rather than as a cryptographic puzzle. Thucydides is the author of one of the earliest and most influential works in the history of political thought. As kagan reveals in his book after a lifetime of study of the long war between the greeks, our man thucydides was human after all. This valuable commentary addresses the most famous part of thucydidess narrative. The first book of thucydides is a compact masterpiece. Chapter xii seventh year of the war occupation of pylos surrender of the spartan army in sphacteria next summer, about the time of the corns coming into ear, ten syracusan and as many locrian vessels sailed to messina, in sicily, and occupied the town upon the invitation of the inhabitants. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides, part of the internet classics archive.
The audience of this commentary comprises firsttime readers of thucydides, by which cameron means seniors and graduate students preface. Offers a better way to read thucydides through the explanation of grammar and a. The number of people who can understand the whole of thucydides can easily be counted, and there are parts of it not even these can manage without a grammatical commentary. For elegance, i recommend the 1998 translation by steven lattimore. Minos is the first to whom tradition ascribes the possession of a navy.
A handbook to the reception of thucydides wiley online library. Reading selections of herodotus, thucydides, and xenophons hellenika to help students increase their understanding of classical greek historical prose. Sep 30, 2003 at last, a commentary that allows the student of greek to approach thucydides as a great historical author and as a bold prose stylist, rather than as a cryptographic puzzle. I did a interesting experiment by reading several translations of thucydides at the same time i have a history degree so theres that. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book i. A students grammatical commentary is an attractive book, with fonts easy on the eye.
His commentary authoritatively accounts for the last. Through a comparative analysis of the multiple renderings of book 1. Each student will be assigned a selection of scholarly articles and books to read about a particular topic on thucydides or the peloponnesian war e. Thucydides divides his history into summers and winters, thus. Thucydides book 1 summary the peloponnesian war an. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war is a key text in the. A students grammatical commentary, by howard don cameron, nowadays, will certainly not force you to consistently purchase in the establishment offline. Thucydides book i the university of michigan press. What is the best translation of the peloponnesian war by. Id read so many pages in one translation and switch to another. Thus the winter ended, and with it ended the fifth year of this war, of which thucydides was the historian. Thucydides has 383 books on goodreads with 73279 ratings.
It was written by thucydides, an athenian historian who also served as an athenian general during. Thucydidess melian dialogue and sicilian expedition. A commentary on thucydides hardcover simon hornblower. Annotated and illustrated, focus classical commentarys thucydides reader contains passages from books iviii of the histories with introductory material, commentary, and grammatical notes for each of the eight books. Sheets, herodotus book 1 bryn mawr classical commentaries. A students grammatical commentary has 2 available editions to buy at half price. Id read so many pages in one translation and switch to. Ben earley was a doctoral student on the bristol thucydides. Mar 15, 2012 an annotated and illustrated thucydides reader containing passages from books iviii of the histories with introductory material for all eight books of the histories, commentary and grammatical notes. In undertaking this life, lots of people consistently attempt to do and get the most effective. Thucydides, book vi, from the text of bekker, with notes chiefly grammatical and explanatory. The format of the major section of the text prints portions of the text. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book i, chapter 4.
Cameron thucydides book i students grammatical commentary. Here he sets up the conditions that led to the outbreak of the peloponnesian. Volumes iiiii paged continuously the ten years war books iiiii and. But how can caesars commentary on batde benefit modern students. Cameron assumes everyone has smyths greek grammar at hand, which is unreasonable. The older school commentaries, as my students found, were distressingly stingy with grammatical help. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history due to his strict standards of evidence. Thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war between the peloponnesians and the athenians, beginning at the moment that it broke out, and believing that it would be a great war, and more worthy. Thucydides melian dialogue provides text, commentary and vocabulary for book v, chapters 84116 of the histories.
History of the peloponnesian warbook 3 wikisource, the. Thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war between the peloponnesians and the athenians, beginning at the moment that it broke out, and believing that it would be a great war, and more worthy of relation than any that had preceded it. Aug 22, 2019 i did a interesting experiment by reading several translations of thucydides at the same time i have a history degree so theres that. A students grammatical commentary, by howard don cameron, nowadays. Cameron thucydides book i students grammatical commentary free ebook download as pdf file. A students grammatical commentary, by howard don cameron. This is the first volume of a twovolume historical and literary commentary on the eight books of. This is the second volume of a threevolume historical and literary commentary on thucydides, the great fifthcentury bc greek historian. This is the second volume of a threevolume historical and literary commentary on.
The format of the major section of the text prints portions of the text on the top of the righthand page, commentary for that portion below, and vocabulary for the portion on the lefthand page. An easytoreference, complete glossarynew to the second editionis also included. You will have to look up the occasional grammatical concept, which can be frustrating. Best known for his account of the peloponnesian war, thucydides c. Or are these books almost companions to the grammar books that youve cited.
This study guide consists of approximately 49 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of history of the peloponnesian. Thucydidess most popular book is history of the peloponnesian war. Said to have taken lessons in oratory from antiphon of rhamnos, the inventor of oratory and there are some signs. He hoped his massive narrative would be a possession for all. The work is a mixture of realia, grammatical commentary often. Classen 180591 did two or more editions of each volume of his eightvolume commentary on thucydides. To benefit such an audience a grammatical commentary. Cameron is professor of greek and latin and director of the great books program at the university of michigan. Introduction thucydides cambridge university press. Camerons commentary is sure to be useful to any student trying to make sense of thucydides grammar. The peloponnesian war was a chaotic, messy conflict between athens and sparta that dragged on for nearly 30 years.