Project Gutenberg 2009-08-28 Public domain in the USA. 117 Thucydides -460 -395 Θουκυδίδης Tucídides Tucidides Θουκιδίδης Zervos, I. (Ioannes) 1875 1944 Ζερβός, Ιωάννης Zervos, John Zervos, Ioannes Zerbos, I. (Ioannes) Πελοποννησιακός Πόλεμος, Τόμος τέταρτος Peloponnesian war, Volume 4 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Peloponnesian_War Wikipedia page about this book: https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%99%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%A0%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%8D_%CE%A0%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%AD%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%85 Produced by Sophia Canoni. Book provided by Iason Konstantinides "Πελοποννησιακός Πόλεμος, Τόμος τέταρτος" by Thucydides is a historical account written in the 5th century BC. This volume continues the detailed narrative of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, with a focus on the military strategies, political maneuvers, and the unfolding events in Sicily as the Athenian forces face challenges under the leadership of Nicias and interactions with the Sicilian allies and enemies. The opening of this volume sets the stage for a critical phase in the Peloponnesian War, detailing the arrival of the Spartan general Gylippus in Sicily. As Gylippus and his forces prepare to engage with Athenian troops, a tense atmosphere develops as both sides strategize for impending battles. The initial interactions highlight the Athenians' efforts to fortify their position in Syracuse amidst the growing pressures from the arriving Spartan support, while Nicias communicates the dire state of their military situation to Athens, pleading for reinforcements as they grapple with logistical and strategic difficulties against the well-prepared Sicilian forces. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. el Greece -- History -- Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C. DF Text Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Warfare 552588 2025-07-12T09:24:33.107447 text/html 552409 2025-01-12T10:02:51.796902 text/html 224095 2025-07-12T09:24:39.540392 application/epub+zip 230857 2025-07-12T09:24:36.304427 application/epub+zip 220652 2025-07-12T09:24:35.072403 application/epub+zip 508851 2025-07-12T09:24:42.042393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 494118 2025-07-12T09:24:38.847427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464485 2022-09-13T17:56:58.822144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 539719 2025-07-12T09:24:32.804428 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 539401 2021-01-05T12:40:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 307122 2021-01-05T12:40:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21131 2025-07-12T09:24:42.172357 application/rdf+xml 16045 2025-07-12T09:24:35.655388 image/jpeg 3577 2025-07-12T09:24:35.409403 image/jpeg 141299 2021-01-05T12:40:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 117403 2021-01-05T12:40:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 221210 2025-07-12T09:24:33.159445 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia