The Peloponnesian War
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In the 5th century BC, for several long decades, Ancient Greece was embroiled in a conflict no less dramatic and destructive than the 20th-century world wars - the Peloponnesian War. Renowned American historian and classicist, one of the most respected experts on Ancient Greece, Donald Kagan, tells the story of this bloody confrontation between Athenians and Spartans.
"The Peloponnesian War" is a new study of a pivotal moment in the history of Western civilization, an authoritative historical work written, however, for a wide readership, vividly and engagingly. It presents a detailed description of a long-lost world, the rise and fall of a great empire, and the chronicle of dark times, the lessons of which still resonate with us today.
What we call the Peloponnesian War would be more accurately and instructively named "the great war between Athens and Sparta," as one researcher put it. Similar to the war of 1914-1918, which, for the older generation that knew no other wars, was called the "Great War," this war became a tragedy, a great historical turning point, the end of an era of progress, prosperity, hope, and faith in the future, and the beginning of a darker epoch.
Author:
Author:Donald Kagan
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:History & Geography
- Category:Romance & Love
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:offset
Dimensions:
Dimensions:24x17x4 cm
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Series:-
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:12+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-00223-107-2
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