Thucydides: The Peloponnesian War Book II (Cambr Idge Greek and Latin Classics)

This customer review is long overdue, since my students and I have been using this book since it first came out. I call it a gift to mankind. The introduction is a jewel and the grammatical help it gives on some of the most difficult Greek we have is invaluable. I cannot wait until Rusten's commentary on Thucydides I.

A 'must have' book for every student of Thucydides.

Fines padagógicos.

Professor Rusten nearly equals Clyde Pharr in his presentation of Book II. The only advantage which Rusten does not provide is a vocabulary list. Commentary is helpful, if in the form of end notes, and fairly thorough. He presents a useful text for students of Attic Greek and to instructors of Thucydides. Either as an advanced [very] undergraduate Greek course or as part of an introductory graduate one, Rusten's edition is a valuable adjunct to the Loeb or the OCT in conjunction with the Crawley translation or the Landmark volume.

Product arrived in poor condition. Cover was covered in glue. Pages covered with black marks. Many pages bent at corners