Kyle Harrison
to-read
The Landmark Thucydides
The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War
- Author
- Thucydides, edited by Robert B. Strassler
- Published
- 1996
- Pages
- 713
- Recommended
- Once
Why it’s on the list: Thucydides with the apparatus that makes him readable — running maps, dated marginalia, appendices on how the Greek world actually worked.
Where I saw it: A reply to @typesfast’s question on X, June 5, 2025 — “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” — recovered from that thread and saved to Kyle’s Apple Note “Books To Read”. Thread: https://x.com/typesfast/status/1930617097068912787
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
- Thucydides
- History