Böcker av Thucydides

Originally published in 1962, this edition was prepared for new students of Greek who had reached the stage of the 'First School Examination'. It contains chapters 1-41 of Thucydides, Book 4, in original Greek, together with an introduction, generous notes and a vocabulary section. This book will remain of value to anyone with an interest in ancient Greece and the teaching of Greek.

Greek text with introduction and commentary

Thucydides Historiae Vol. II: Books V-VIII

Thucydides Historiae Vol. I: Books I-IV

This volume of Thucydides' history includes an account of Pericles' Funeral Speech and the plague in Athens between 431 and 429 BC. Professor Rusten comments on Thucydides' conception of these events with a thorough exegesis of passages likely to prove difficult to the reader.

Thucydides' account of the war fought in the fifth century BC between the Athenian and Spartan alliances established a paradigm for the war monograph. The complete text appears here and supporting information is provided by the introduction and annotations.