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Entry | Xiuxididezhu. Bóluóbēnsà Zhànzhēng Shǐ / 修昔底德著：伯罗奔尼撒战争史

Xiuxididezhu. Bóluóbēnsà Zhànzhēng Shǐ / 修昔底德著：伯罗奔尼撒战争史

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Songyan Xu (1963-), historian and translator specialising in classical civilisation and historiography. Xu holds a doctorate in history from Nankai University. He is Professor at Southwest University, where he directs the Institute of Classical Civilisations and the Hellenic Studies Centre. His research focuses on the history of classical western civilizations, and ancient historiography. Xu translated major Greek historical works into Chinese, including a 2004 version of Thucydides' History and a 2007 translation of Herodotus' Histories.

Two volumes. Revision of Xu 2004, with an updated translation and newly added notes.

Translation’s intermediaries

From Crawley's, Warner's, and Smith's English translations.

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