Dieser Professor befasst sich eingehend mit dem Studium des antiken Griechenlands, insbesondere mit dessen politischem Denken und militärischen Konflikten. Seine Arbeit untersucht tiefgreifende Fragen von Krieg, Frieden und der Entwicklung politischer Systeme mit einem besonderen Schwerpunkt auf der klassischen Periode. Durch sorgfältige Analyse historischer Quellen deckt er die Komplexität menschlicher Beziehungen und die Gestaltung von Zivilisationen auf und bietet wertvolle Lehren für die Gegenwart. Seine tiefe Auseinandersetzung mit klassischen Autoren und deren Schriften enthüllt das bleibende Erbe der griechischen intellektuellen Tradition.
Unter der Führung des Perikles (um 500-429 v. Chr.), der als radikaler Demokrat in die Geschichte eingegangen ist, erlebte der Stadtstaat Athen eine politische und kulturelle Blütezeit. Der amerikanische Historiker Donald Kagan ist der Meinung, dass wir auch heutzutage von Perikles noch einiges in Sachen Demokratie lernen können.
In the third volume of his four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War, Donald Kagan examines the years between the signing of the peace treaty and the destruction of the Athenian expedition to Sicily in 413 B.C.
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This concise, full-color survey of Western civilization provides an exceptionally balanced survey of the political, social, and cultural development of Western civilization--its strengths and weaknesses, and the controversies surrounding it. Covers the major eras of Western civilization from its birth to the Cold War and the emergence of the New Europe. Focuses on several critical themes--1) the development of political freedom, constitutional government, and concern for the rule of law and individual rights; 2) the shifting relations among religion, society, and the state; 3) the development of science and technology and their expanding impact on thought, social institutions, and everyday life; 4) the major religious and intellectual currents that have shaped Western culture. For anyone interested in Western Civilization and European History.
For three decades in the fifth century B.C. the ancient world was torn apart by a conflict that was as dramatic, divisive, and destructive as the world wars of the twentieth century: the Peloponnesian War. Donald Kagan, one of the world’s most respected classical, political, and military historians, here presents a new account of this vicious war of Greek against Greek, Athenian against Spartan. The Peloponnesian War is a magisterial work of history written for general readers, offering a fresh examination of a pivotal moment in Western civilization. With a lively, readable narrative that conveys a richlydetailed portrait of a vanished world while honoring its timeless relevance, The Peloponnesian War is a chronicle of the rise and fall of a great empire and of a dark time whose lessons still resonate today.
In the fourth and final volume of his magisterial history of the Peloponnesian War, Donald Kagan examines the period from the destruction of Athens' Sicilian expedition in September of 413 B.C. to the Athenian surrender to Sparta in the spring of 404...
By lucidly revealing the common threads that connect the ancient confrontations between Athens & Sparta & between Rome & Carthage with the two calamitous world wars of the 20th century & the Cuban Missile Crisis, Kagan reveals new insights into the nature of war & peace that are vitally important & often surprising.
A new evaluation of the origins and causes of the Peloponnesian War, based on evidence produced by modern scholarship and on a careful reconsideration of the ancient texts.
The bestselling author of The Peloponnesian War examines Thucydides as the first modern historian. Donald Kagan's magisterial history of the Peloponnesian War is recognized as a landmark of classical scholarship. Now, Kagan-one of the most respected classical historians in the world-turns his attention from one of the greatest conflicts in history to the author who so magnificently chronicled it: Thucydides, the first truly modern historian. This study offers readers a remarkable opportunity to experience one great historian engaging another across the centuries, in a work that is at once an engrossing voyage of discovery, a moving tribute, and a revelatory meditation on the practice of history and its value in human affairs.
Exploring the evolution of historical writing in Greece, this work examines influential authors and historians from the fifth century BC onward. It delves into their contributions and perspectives, highlighting how they shaped the understanding of history and the Greek tradition. The analysis offers insights into the methodologies and narratives employed by these figures, providing a comprehensive overview of the development of historical thought in ancient Greece.