from Scottharling

Absolutely brilliant. I was blown away by the depth and content of this book. It has much more information than I ever expected. I have a full shelf of books that this one book can replace. So much information that I never knew or even thought to look up. Very well done and a pure treasure for an...

from lizz76

very informative. I was impressed by the depth of the content. The introduction provides a good historical account of the period. Nicely written, it is a good read.

from Wattsian

Having attempted a lengthy reading solo of Thucydides, I abandoned ship after finding a place in this book, which delightfully (and tragically) presents the overall arc of the centuries of conflict as well as the preludes to post-scripts to Thucydides' account (which continues on in Xenophon). Wh...

from Crus458

Very well written. The book is detailed with the academic depth of coverage you would expect from the Oxford University Press but is still readable by an average adult. Too often authors dumb a topic down to an overview of little value or fill the book with unexplained references that make the bo...

from Scottharling

Absolutely brilliant. I was blown away by the depth and content of this book. It has much more information than I ever expected. I have a full shelf of books that this one book can replace. So much information that I never knew or even thought to look up. Very well done and a pure treasure for an...