Thucydides: The Peloponnesian War (transl. Hobbes)

Author: Thucydides

Translator: Thomas Hobbes

ISBN: 9780226801063

Binding: paperback

Section: History

A summary of the entirety of the Peloponnesian war between Athens and Sparta, written by a general who once served on the side of the Athenians.

“Thomas Hobbes’s translation of Thucydides brings together the magisterial prose of one of the greatest writers of the English language and the depth of mind and experience of one of the greatest writers of history in any language. . . . For every reason, the current availability of this great work is a boon.”

—Joseph Cropsey, University of Chicago