This work may be freely reproduced, stored, and transmitted, electronically or otherwise, for any. Nicholas rowe produced a complete translation 1718 translators of juvenal. This fullscale sequential reading of thucydides history of the peloponnesian war will be invaluable to the specialist and also to those in search of an introduction and companion to the histories. Thucydides synonyms, thucydides pronunciation, thucydides translation, english dictionary definition of thucydides. The first book of thucydides is a compact masterpiece. The gallic wars has been divided into the following sections. A literal translation of the first book of thucydides, with notes, by h. Pericles was a general, the leader we most associate with athens golden age, but he ended up dying of plague before the end of the peloponnesian war. Here he sets up the conditions that led to the outbreak of the peloponnesian. Harold north fowler, commentary on thucydides book 5, 5.
This translation technique introduces a change in grammatical structure. The history of the peloponnesian war, by thucydides 431 bc. Translated by ian johnston, vancouver island university, nanaimo, british columbia, canada. Greek historian noted for the unprecedented objectivity and thoroughness of his critical history of the peloponnesian war. Seventeenth year of the war the sicilian campaign affair of the hermae departure of the expedition.
This edition, like its companions thucydides ll and iv, is intended primarily for undergraduates and candidates taking alevel examinations. 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. Which is the better translation of thucydides history of the peloponnesian war. Although the author has made every effort to ensure that the information. Make sure to save translations elsewhere if you need to access them later. Machine translation, sometimes referred to by the abbreviation mt is a subfield of. During the armistice the athenians expelled the delians from delos, concluding that they must have been polluted by some old offence at the time of their consecration, and that this had been the omission in the previous. How to overcome these 5 challenges of english to spanish translation. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history due to his strict standards of evidencegathering and analysis in terms of cause and effect without reference to intervention by the. He published his backtranslation in a 1903 volume together with his. Chapter i the state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war. I did a interesting experiment by reading several translations of thucydides at the same time i have a history degree so theres that. Peloponnesian invasion of attica 428 bce 26 revolt of mytilene athenian expedition to lesbos 7 athenian expedition to acarnania.
History of the peloponnesian warbook 6 wikisource, the. Any statements or opinions expressed in this book reflect the views of the author alone. The only pity is that thucidides died before finishing the book. 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 war. The gallic wars by julius caesar the internet classics archive. Written by one of the fathers of western history, thucydides history of the peloponnesian war is a landmark literary and scholarly achievement documenting the pivot point in the golden age of athenian democracy. In any case, mynott has had to retain on every page the conventional book and chapter divisions, for ease of. Translating thucydides david carter, university of reading i should say at the outset that i do not in the strictest sense work on the legacy of greek political thought. The origin of this numbering is the 1696 oxford edition by john hudson 16621719. Blancos translation or the landmark thucydides by strassler and crowley. Which is the better translation of thucydides history of. Offers a better way to read thucydides through the explanation of grammar and a glimpse into the history of classical scholarship. The history of the peloponnesian war translated by.
The state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war. As usual the athenians do not provide massed resistance. Xenophon takes up the tale again if you are frustrated by not knowing the ending of the struggle. Thucydides book 1 summary the peloponnesian war an. Nez floridas emerald coast real estate podcast with nathan abbott chillout music radio. Thucydides definition of thucydides by the free dictionary.
Machine translation and minority languages john hutchins 1999. A comprehensive guide to the peloponnesian war, by thucydides, with commentary by robert b. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war 8 vols. Buy thucydides historiae, volume 2 by thucydides, karl hude online at alibris. John dryden satires 1,3,6,10 and 16 peter green the 16 satires robert lowell satire 10 translators of martial. This is a shortened version of his fourvolume book about the same war, for the popular reader. About the same time in sicily arrived also lamis, with a colony from megara, and first built a certain town called trotilus, upon the river pantacius, where for a while after he governed the estate of his colony in common with the chalcideans of leontium. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book i. Christopher marlowe translated book one of lucans bellum civile. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war translated by richard crawley the first book chapter i.
Better in terms of 1 ease of reading and 2 accuracy to original texts ideas. Id read so many pages in one translation and switch to another. Virgil, aeneid book 5 theoi classical texts library. I read book one and stopped there because i decided i want to read herodotus first. 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. That night, athena appears in a dream to the phaeacian princess nausicaa, disguised as her friend. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history due to his strict standards of evidencegathering and analysis in terms of cause and. Thucydides, book 6 paperback april 15, 2010 by thucydides creator see all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. I have employed the standard chapter numbers used by all modern editions of thucydides. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 5, chapter 84.
Thucydides author of history of the peloponnesian war. He did the same thing with the biblical psalms how well, i don. History of the peloponnesian warbook 5 wikisource, the. The term thucydides trap derives from the ancient greek historians account of the peloponnesian wars, which unfolded in greece in the fifth century b. The aeneid virgil a translation into english prose by as kline. Thucydides historiae, volume 2 by thucydides, karl hude.
It is heavily based on crawleys which is somewhat ponderously written and it doesnt do a great job of getting at the nuances which is impossible, i know. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book iv. Thucydidess own chronology is more accurately indicated by strasslers running titles which separate the gregorian from the thucydidean book four. Best translation of the history of the peloponnesian war. At about the same time, while the earthquakes prevailed, the sea at orobiae in euboea receded from what was then the shoreline, and then coming on in a great wave. The nine books of herodotus histories, translated by g. Thvcydides cvm scholiis et antiqvis et vtilibvs sine q urn. The university of adelaide library is proud to have contributed to the early movement of free ebooks and to have witnessed their popularity as they grew to become a regular fixture in study, research, and leisure. Moving beyond other studies by its focus on the readers role in giving meaning to the text, it reveals thucydides use of objectivity not so much as a standard for the proper presentation of his. Peloponnesian war is fascinating in its laconic objectivity and for its wide coverage of interesting times written by a man who was a general during the war, suffered from defeat, exile and the ravages of the athenian plague and yet.
Kagan is basically a military historian, and a conservative. Translation is the communication of the meaning of a sourcelanguage text by means of an. The following abbreviations are used for citations in this book. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. The conflict, fought between the athenianled delian league and the spartanled peloponnesian league, signaled the end of athenian dominance in greece at the close of the fifth. This book does justice to thucydides, the translation is excellent and i recommend this for anyone interested in greek history as this can be read and understood by just about everyone from high school grade level on up. The original account of the war by an athenian general. Not sure how accurate it is, but its based on crawleys translation. Nevertheless, in the case of cities given up by the lacedaemonians to the athenians, the inhabitants shall be allowed to go where they please and to take their property with them. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history by those who accept his claims to. With an english translation by charles forster smith see other formats. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. Zs theory of translation was to translate the sound primarily and the sense only secondarily. We are very grateful to you all for your patronage and support over the years.
He saw the rise of athens to greatness under the inspired leadership of pericles. It will also be useful to students who are approaching a book of thucydides for the first time, or studying the peloponnesian war from a more general, historical perspective. The first book on your list is by vincent azoulay, and its called pericles of athens. Thucydides cum scholiis et antiquis et utilibus sine quibus autor intellectu multum est, difficilis.
Book vi of thucydides deals, through its speeches in particular, with athenian motivation towards sending the great expedition to sicily, with the attitudes of various factions involved, and with the seeds of the expeditions ultimate disastrous conclusion. History of the peloponnesian war, thoukydides meta scholion palaion kai pany ophelimon choris hon ho syngrapheus poly, aneucheres esti. The national endowment for the humanities provided. There is a curious catullus translation by louis zukofsky but it. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, the sixth. Herodotus bilingual anthology studies herodotus in print table of contents book 1 clio book 2 euterpe book 3 thaleia book 4 melpomene book 5 terpsichore book 6 erato book 7 polymnia book 8 urania book 9 calliope. In the summer of 428 bc, the peloponnesian army once again invades attica. Thucydides of athens, one of the greatest of historians, was born about 471 bce. Page 157 agis son of archidamus, king of the lacedaemonians, advanced as far as the isthmus with the intention of invading attica.
He sent an embassy to perdiccas, desiring him to come with an army, according to the terms of the alliance, 5 and another to polles, the king of the odomantian thracians, who was to bring as many thracian mercenaries as he could. What is the best translation of the peloponnesian war by. Googles free service instantly translates words, phrases, and web pages between english and over 100 other languages. Why does a translator need a whole workday to translate five pages, and not an hour or two. It contains memorable sections on alcibiades, on the athenians excitement at the sailing, on the mutilation of the herms and a digression. My research, inasmuch as it is concerned with greek political thought, tends to underline the differences rather than the continuities between ancient and modern. A wikipedia article about this author is available thucydides, contrib the english works of thomas hobbes of malmesbury 11 volumes. The lacedaemonians and their allies shall give back amphipolis to the athenians. His history of the peloponnesian war recounts the fifthcentury bc war between sparta and athens until the year 411 bc. Stories from thucydides thucydides, greek historian and athenian general 460b. Lets talk about the books youve chosen to better understand thucydides and his time.
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