The Humanity of Thucydides / / Clifford Orwin.
Thucydides has long been celebrated for the unflinching realism of his presentation of political life. And yet, as some scholars have asserted, his work also displays a profound humanity. In the first thorough exploration of the relation between these two traits, Clifford Orwin argues that Thucydide...
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| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on the Notes
- A Note on Narrative Style
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 1 Prologue: The Athenian Empire as Freely Chosen Project: Pericles' Funeral Oration
- CHAPTER 2 The Outbreak of the War and the Problem of Blame
- CHAPTER 3 Justice as Usual
- CHAPTER 4 Piety and Necessity
- CHAPTER 5 The Melian Dialogue and the Fate of Melos
- CHAPTER 6 Melos and Syracuse
- CHAPTER 7 The Athenian Thesis Reconsidered: Diodotus and Hermocrates
- CHAPTER 8 Domestic Politics
- CHAPTER 9 Recapitulation and Conclusion: The Humanity of Thucydides
- APPENDIX 1 Thucydides 1.22.1-3
- APPENDIX 2 Thucydides' Use of Prophasis at 1.23.5-6
- APPENDIX 3 Thucydides' Presentation of the Demand for the Repeal of the Megarian Decree
- Bibliography
- Index