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6 Δεκ 2016 · Anthony Everitt constructs his history with unforgettable portraits of the talented, tricky, ambitious, and unscrupulous Athenians who fueled the city’s rise: Themistocles, the brilliant naval strategist who led the Greeks to a decisive victory over their Persian enemies; Pericles, arguably the greatest Athenian statesman of them all; and the ...
1 Ιαν 2016 · This book works as a highlight of the major characters and events in the ancient Greek world revolving around the city of Athens, and the author provides context to the development of Athens through insights into its major competitors: Sparta and the Persian Empire.
This can include historical fiction, mythology, travel writing, and contemporary novels that explore Greek culture, history, and society. These books often feature themes of ancient mythology, philosophy, and the country's rich history, as well as its modern-day struggles and triumphs.
A magisterial account of how a tiny city-state in ancient Greece became history’s most influential civilization, from the bestselling author of acclaimed biographies of Cicero, Augustus, and...
13 Αυγ 2023 · This book introduces the history and archaeology of ancient Athens in the period 800–500 bce. Following the standard arrangement of the Oxford History of the Archaic Greek World series, it deals successively with the sources; environmental setting; material culture (settlement pattern, burial customs, ceramic production); political, legal ...
Classical Athens boasted some of the most original and influential achievements in literature, art, philosophy, medicine and politics. This best-selling book, now issued in a second edition, provides a comprehensive and highly illustrated introduction to its history, society, culture and values aimed at the student and the general reader. The text
4 Μαΐ 2015 · Drawing on a massive body of newly available data and employing novel approaches to evidence, Josiah Ober offers a major new history of classical Greece and an unprecedented account of its rise and fall.
