Redeeming Thucydides' Book VIII : narrative artistry in the account of the Ionian War /
Since antiquity, Book 8 of Thucydides' History has been considered an unpolished draft which lacks revision. Even those who admit that the book has some elements of internal coherence believe that Thucydides, if death had not prevented him, would have improved many chapters or even the whole st...
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Berlin ; Boston :
De Gruyter,
[2017]
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| סדרה: | Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes ;
volume 48. |
| גישה מקוונת: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1576224 |
תוכן הענינים:
- Frontmatter
- Foreword
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. The revolt type-narratives and the account of Chios (8.1-24)
- Chapter 2. The loss of prestige and recovery I: The echoes of Phrynichus' admonitions (8.25-107)
- Chapter 3. The loss of prestige and recovery II: The retardation before the battle of Cynos Sema (8.25-107)
- Chapter 4. The battles of Miletus and of Cynos Sema
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index locorum
- Index nominum et rerum.