The History of the Peloponnesian War (Translated by Richard Crawley) by Thucydides

The History of the Peloponnesian War (Translated by Richard Crawley)

Thucydides with Richard Crawley (Translator)

410 pages first pub -411 (editions)

nonfiction classics history challenging informative slow-paced
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Commonly acknowledged as one of the earliest first-hand written accounts of history, this classic work chronicles the war between Athens and Sparta during the fifth century B.C. Its author, Thucydides, dispassionately and accurately describes the ...

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3.58
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informative: 93%

challenging: 63%

reflective: 30%

adventurous: 24%

dark: 15%

sad: 12%

inspiring: 9%

tense: 9%

emotional: 6%

funny: 6%


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