The History of Greece

ISBN-13: 9781108029858 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 590 str.

Ernst Curtius; Adolphus William Ward; Adolphus William Ward

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The German archaeologist Ernst Curtius (1814 1896) published this seminal work in three volumes between 1857 and 1867. It quickly became a bestseller and was republished in numerous German editions. The work was translated into English by the eminent British historian Adolphus William Ward (1837 1924) who divided it into five volumes, published between 1868 and 1873. Volume 3 covers the Peloponnesian War (431 404 BCE), focussing on the role of key figures such as Pericles; Athens' Sicilian expedition and the Peace of Nicias; Greek colonisation; and the Decelean war. Curtius' History was a pioneering work of nineteenth-century classical scholarship. For many generations it provided an indispensable guide through the complex history of the ancient Greek world, and it continues to inspire researchers today."