"Praise for the Landmark Series: "
"THE LANDMARK HERODOTUS
""The most densely annotated, richly illustrated, and user-friendly edition of his "Histories "ever to appear."
--Daniel Mendelsohn, "The New Yorker
""Stunning.... Bears the same superb production and scholarly qualities of his earlier "The Landmark Thucydides".... Andrea Purvis's new translation is taut and lucid."
--"Houston Chronicle
""A real service.... Considerably improves accessibility by integrating hundreds of maps and extensive timelines.... [and] amplifies the first historian's own epic accomplishment."
--"Forbes"
"THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES
""A magnificent edition of the great historian's "The Peloponnesian War"."
--"Los Angeles Times
""Without question, this is the finest edition of Thucydides' history ever produced. It is a treasure."
--"The Washington Times"
"The editor and his contributors have asked themselves the fundamental question: how can one best present and interpret the work of one of the most fascinating but difficult of ancient authors to a modern audience? They have answered this question brilliantly."
--"Classical Quarterly"
"Praise for the Landmark Series: "
"THE LANDMARK HERODOTUS
""The most densely annotated, richly illustrated, and user-friendly edition of his "Histories "ever to appear."
--Daniel Mendelsohn, "The New Yorker
""Stunning.... Bears the same superb production and scholarly qualities of his earlier "The Landmark Thucydides."... Andrea Purvis's new translation is taut and lucid."
--"Houston Chronicle
""A real service.... Considerably improves accessibility by integrating hundreds of maps and extensive timelines.... [and] amplifies the first historian's own epic accomplishment."
--"Forbes"
"THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES
""A magnificent edition of the great historian's "The Peloponnesian War.""
--"Los Angeles Times
""Without question, this is the finest edition of Thucydides' history ever produced. It is a treasure."
--"The Washington Times"
"The editor and his contributors have asked themselves the fundamental question: how can one best present and interpret the work of one of the most fascinating but difficult of ancient authors to a modern audience? They have answered this question brilliantly."
--"Classical Quarterly"
Praise for the Landmark Series: THE LANDMARK HERODOTUS
"The most densely annotated, richly illustrated, and user-friendly edition of his
Histories ever to appear."
--Daniel Mendelsohn,
The New Yorker
"Stunning.... Bears the same superb production and scholarly qualities of his earlier
The Landmark Thucydides.... Andrea Purvis's new translation is taut and lucid."
--
Houston Chronicle
"A real service.... Considerably improves accessibility by integrating hundreds of maps and extensive timelines.... [and] amplifies the first historian's own epic accomplishment."
--
Forbes THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES
"A magnificent edition of the great historian's
The Peloponnesian War."
--
Los Angeles Times
"Without question, this is the finest edition of Thucydides' history ever produced. It is a treasure."
--
The Washington Times"The editor and his contributors have asked themselves the fundamental question: how can one best present and interpret the work of one of the most fascinating but difficult of ancient authors to a modern audience? They have answered this question brilliantly."
--
Classical QuarterlyPraise for the Landmark Series: THE LANDMARK HERODOTUS "The most densely annotated, richly illustrated, and user-friendly edition of his
Histories ever to appear."
--Daniel Mendelsohn,
The New Yorker "Stunning.... Bears the same superb production and scholarly qualities of his earlier
The Landmark Thucydides.... Andrea Purvis's new translation is taut and lucid."
--
Houston Chronicle "A real service.... Considerably improves accessibility by integrating hundreds of maps and extensive timelines.... [and] amplifies the first historian's own epic accomplishment."
--
Forbes THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES "A magnificent edition of the great historian's
The Peloponnesian War."
--
Los Angeles Times "Without question, this is the finest edition of Thucydides' history ever produced. It is a treasure."
--
The Washington Times"The editor and his contributors have asked themselves the fundamental question: how can one best present and interpret the work of one of the most fascinating but difficult of ancient authors to a modern audience? They have answered this question brilliantly."
--
Classical Quarterly
Documents the years between 411 and 362 B.C.E.--which were marked by dynamic political alliances among Athens, Sparta, Thebes and Persia--in an annotated and visually enhanced volume that includes the relevant texts of Diordorus Siculus and the Oxyrhynchus historian.