Excerpt from Thucydides, Book V: Edited on the Basis of Classen's Edition I take pleasure in expressing my thanks to all Who have aided me in my work, especially to Professor White, one of the editors in-chief of this series, and to my friend Professor Goodwin, both of Whom have assisted their former pupil With the greatest kind ness. Both have corrected the proofs with patient care, and have ofiered many suggestions of the utmost value. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.