Edition details
The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides. Nine two-colour illustrations and page decorations by Nick Hayes. Introduced by Katherine Harloe. Translated by Martin Hammond. Additional introduction and notes by P. J. Rhodes. Signed by Nick Hayes and Katherine Harloe. Five maps printed in terracotta. Printed in two colours on Abbey Pure paper. Freelife Merida dark brown endpapers printed in gold with a design by Nick Hayes. Bound in full-grain leather, front cover blocked in black and gold foils with a design by Nick Hayes. Gilded page-tops. Black grosgrain ribbon marker. Dark-brown cloth-covered slipcase lined with printed paper and front blocked in black and gold with a picture. 11½x8in. 744pp. 750 copies (£400)
About the book
Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War recounts the devastating fifth-century BC conflict between Athens, Sparta and their respective allies. A participant in the war himself, Thucydides sought to explain events through political decisions, military strategy and human behaviour rather than mythology. His analysis of power, fear, ambition, leadership and the pressures of war has made the work both a fundamental source for ancient Greek history and one of the foundational texts of political and historical analysis.
