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 Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 195 Thucydides -460 -395 Θουκυδίδης Tucídides Tucidides Θουκιδίδης Havell, H. L. (Herbert Lord) 1913 Havell, Herbert Lord Stories from Thucydides Produced by Charles Franks, Delphine Lettau and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders. HTML version by Al Haines. "Stories from Thucydides" by Thucydides is a historical account likely written in the early 20th century, retelling key events of the Peloponnesian War, which ravaged Greece in the late 5th century BC. The book provides an accessible rendition of Thucydides' original work, illustrating the rise and fall of Athens as it faced various conflicts, particularly with Sparta, amidst the complexities of Greek politics and human nature. The opening of this narrative sets the stage for the catastrophic war that consumed the Greek city-states, detailing Athens' initial recovery from Persian domination and the subsequent growth of its power that led to resentment and eventual conflict with other city-states. It discusses the strategic decisions of prominent leaders like Themistocles and Pericles, emphasizing the fragile alliances that characterized Greek politics. The accounts establish a backdrop of rising tensions, accumulating grievances, and the pivotal events that precipitated the outbreak of war, including the siege of Plataea and the naval confrontations that would define the struggle for supremacy in the region. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Greece -- History -- Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C. -- Fiction PA Text Category: History - Ancient 414313 2025-07-04T07:48:43.994546 text/html 411142 2014-04-25T20:30:30 text/html 222686 2025-07-04T07:48:50.559492 application/epub+zip 227546 2025-07-04T07:48:46.712506 application/epub+zip 216786 2025-07-04T07:48:45.626506 application/epub+zip 408990 2025-07-04T07:48:53.679465 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395285 2025-07-04T07:48:49.882517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353053 2022-09-04T12:56:51.920294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402398 2025-07-04T07:48:43.630547 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 402208 2014-04-25T20:30:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 402199 2014-04-25T20:30:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20929 2025-07-04T07:48:53.809458 application/rdf+xml 14285 2025-07-04T07:48:46.104489 image/jpeg 4040 2025-07-04T07:48:45.864494 image/jpeg 147320 2014-04-25T20:33:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 149065 2014-04-25T20:33:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 147302 2014-04-25T20:33:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 218952 2025-07-04T07:48:44.027501 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia