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Ethics in Thucydides

The Ancient Simplicity

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  • 360 pages
  • 13 hours of reading

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The book analyzes Thucydides' account of the resolution at Corcyra to explore the role of ethics in his historical narrative. It examines various scenes, speeches, and descriptions, assessing their ethical vocabulary and implications. This groundbreaking work challenges previous scholarship by convincingly arguing for the significance of ethics in Thucydides' History. Additionally, it situates Thucydides within the broader context of his predecessors and contemporaries, offering a comprehensive examination of his ethical perspective.

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Ethics in Thucydides, Mary Frances Williams

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1998
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