Thucydides and the Pursuit of Freedom /

Thucydides and the Pursuit of Freedom / / Mary P. Nichols.

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In Thucydides and the Pursuit of Freedom, Mary P. Nichols argues for the centrality of the idea of freedom in Thucydides’ thought. Through her close reading of his History of the Peloponnesian War, she explores the manifestations of this theme. Cities and individuals in Thucydides’ history take free...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
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Nichols, Mary P.,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2015]
©2014
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (208 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Periclean Athens and an Image of Freedom
  • 2. Athenian Freedom in the Balance: Mytilene and Plataea
  • 3. Sparta, Brasidas, and the Liberation of Hellas
  • 4. Sicily, Alcibiades, and the Liberation of Erōs
  • 5. Homecoming and Freedom
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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