4/30/2023 0 Comments Hardcover bibles![]() "His record of Pericles' speech on those killed in the first year of the war is the most glowing account of Athens and Athenian democracy that any leading citizen could hope to hear. He shows also the opposing picture of the slow steadiness of Sparta, sometimes so successful, at other times so accommodating to the enemy. He gives a picture, direct in speeches, indirect in the narrative, of the ambitious imperialism of Athens-controlled ambition in Pericles, reckless in Alcibiades, debased in Cleon-ever confident that nothing was impossible for them, resilient after the worst disaster. "Thucydides kept rigidly to his theme: the history of a war-that is, a story of battles and sieges, of alliances hastily made and soon broken, and, most important, of the behaviour of peoples as the war dragged on and on, of the inevitable "corrosion of the human spirit." He vividly narrates exciting episodes and carefully describes tactics on land and sea. Thucydides has been valued as he hoped statesmen as well as historians, men of affairs as well as scholars, have read and profited by him"(PMM 102). Among the other important additions are Estienne's 'Proparasceue' (Preparation) to the reading of the Greek scholia, which is, to this day, a most valuable exposition of the special vocabulary and technical terminology used by the Greek scholiasts his annotations on the text and scholia of the first two books (Renouard, as well as Carter and Muir in PMM, wrongly attribute these annotations to Isaac Casaubon) the Thucydidean Chronology of David Chytraeus, and the Greek Life of Thucydides by Marcellinus, with a Latin translation by Casaubon." (Quoted from Schreiber's "The Estiennes") "The standards and methods of Thucydides as a contemporary historian have never been bettered. Estienne has also added marginal concordances to his first edition. the most culturally advanced Greek state was brought into final eclipse." (Britannica) "For this new edition Estienne has corrected the Greek text and scholia, as well as further revised Lorenzo Valla's Latin translation, which is now printed on the same page with the Greek text, in parallel columns, while the Greek scholia are printed at the foot of the page. The fighting engulfed virtually the entire Greek world and it was properly regarded by Thucydides as the most momentous war up to that time. Each stood at the head of alliances that, between them, included nearly every Greek city-state. The war was fought from 431-404 BC "between the two leading city-states in ancient Greece, Athens and Sparta. Second Estienne edition, generally considered the best sixteenth century edition, of Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War. There is, however, a bit of worming affecting the text in the first part. The text is in very good condition, with good margins. Central, wreath-like cartouches, also gilt, are stamped at the centers of both boards. The boards are framed by a single gold fillet. ![]() The Estienne "Noli altum sapere" device appears on the title page. There are numerous historiated initials and decorative head- and tail-pieces. Printed in two sizes of the 'grecs du roi' types of Claude Garamond. SECOND ESTIENNE EDITION, corrected by Estienne and with numerous additions. Cathedral-Size Iconsįor information about shipping and handling of Cathedral size icons, click here.Geneva: Excudebat Henricus Stephanus, 1588. All items must be returned in sellable condition. ![]() To ensure proper credit for your account, enclose a copy of the invoice in the box with the returned item, and indicate your reason for the return. (Exceptions: Only pre-authorized returns for custom items, including banners, CP and CH size icons, cathedral-size icons, and large or customized orders for other items.) If you are not entirely satisfied with any item, return it to us within 30 days for an exchange or refund. Non-custom items are shipped promptly allow extra time when ordering Cathedral Size Icons, Banners, icons of prints in the CP or CH sizes and special large quantities of any item. For Next Day Air shipment of orders over $300.00, call for a quote. Allow 2-3 business days for processing and delivery. For 2nd Day Air shipment of orders over $300.00, call for a quote.įor Next Day Air, add $21.00 to our Standard Rates. Allow 3-4 business days for processing and delivery. Rush Shipment: We offer rush service on in-stock, regular-sized items only.įor 2nd Day Air, add $15.00 to our Standard Rates. Figurines and Statues of the Holy Angels.Original Handpainted Icons for Lent and Easter. ![]() Altar and Wall Crucifixes & Candlesticks.Icons of this Month's Feasts and Saints Days. ![]()
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