Thucydides and the West
Not available to Mods IIA candidates.
This paper involves both literary and historical questions: with a gifted writer of history such as Thucydides, the two are inseparable. You study the two books (VI and VII) in which he describes the failure of the Sicilian expedition and other events of that period, and also Plutarch, Nicias. Larger questions include the conditions of warfare in Sicily, the political environment of Athens, and the qualities of leadership on both sides.
Mods IA: Book VI in Greek; IB, IC and IIB: the amount of prescribed text in Greek is reduced. Details of the reduction are in the Examination Regulations. You cover the remainder of the prescription in English.
You are asked to attempt a passage of translation, comment on passages, and answer two essay questions.
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