Thucydides

"A perceptive, well-informed, concise, and readable introduction to "Thucydides" for the nonspecialist. Perez Zagorin has done a service to readers by composing such a vigorous and succinct book."--Barry S. Strauss, Cornell University"Lucid and engaging. This is an intelligent and helpful companion to the first-time reader of "Thucydides.""--Josiah Ober, Princeton University"Perez Zagorin addresses the main points in "Thucydides" with sound judgment and estimable intelligence. His choice of topics is expert, as is his treatment of different scholarly views. This is an ideal overview of Thucydides, which at times is as gripping as Thucydides himself."--George Klosko"Professor Zagorin has written a valuable companion for readers of Thucydides. His observations are full of learning, good sense, and wisdom."--Donald Kagan, Sterling Professor of Classics and History, Yale University