The Portable Greek Historians: The Essence of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybius

Essential passages from the works of four "fathers of history"--Herodotus's History, Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, Xenophon's Anabasis, and Polybius's Histories.

Author: M. I. Finley
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 09/29/1977
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9780140150650
ISBN10: 014015065X
BISAC Categories:
- History | Ancient | Greece
- Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval
- Political Science | History & Theory | General

About the Author
M. I. Finley was a professor of ancient history and master of Darwin College, Cambridge. He died in 1986.