{"product_id":"9780140440393","title":"History of the Peloponnesian War","description":"Author: THUCYDIDES\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780140440393\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 31 Dec 1963\u003cbr\u003ePages: 656 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the long life-and-death struggle between Athens and Sparta stands an excellent chance of fulfilling its author's ambitious claim. Thucydides himself (c.460-400 BC) was an Athenian and achieved the rank of general in the earlier stages of the war. He applied thereafter a passion for accuracy and a contempt for myth and romance in compiling this factual record of a disastrous conflict.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48128392560798,"sku":"UBD-9780140440393","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780140440393.jpg?v=1786540116","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780140440393","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}