MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
CHC2220
Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War
J R Ellis
8 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Clayton
Synopsis The subject covers Greek history of the second half of the
fifth century BCE with special reference to the historical work of Thucydides
and to the Peloponnesian War.
Assessment Written (4000 words): 60% + Examination (2 hours): 40%
Prescribed texts
- Herodotus The histories tr. de Selincourt, Penguin
- Plutarch The rise and fall of Athens tr. Scott-Kilvert, Penguin
- Thucydides The Peloponnesian War tr. Warner, Penguin
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