Thucydidean Themes - Hornblower, Simon (Professor of Classics and Ancient History, All Souls College, Oxford)

A collection of seventeen essays by Simon Hornblower on the great fifth-century BC Greek historian Thucydides; other ancient Greek historians, notably Herodotus, also feature. Although most of the chapters have previously appeared in print, many have been extensively rewritten for this volume and all are provided with new prefaces.