Pericles Of Athens And The Birth Of Democracy
Title | Pericles Of Athens And The Birth Of Democracy PDF eBook |
Author | Donald Kagan |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 326 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0684863952 |
"Kagan, faithful to his lifelong fascination with Pericles . . . gives us an accessible and invaluable account of his life and deeds".--Allan Bloom, author of "The Closing of the American Mind".
Pericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy
Title | Pericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy PDF eBook |
Author | Donald Kagan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 328 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
"Pericles (Greek:????????, Periklēs, "surrounded by glory"; c. 495? 429 BC) was the most prominent and influential Greek statesman, orator, and general of Athens during the Golden Age?specifically, the time between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars."--Wikipedia.
Pericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy
Title | Pericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy PDF eBook |
Author | Donald Kagan |
Publisher | Touchstone Books |
Pages | 287 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780671749262 |
An incisive portrait of Pericles is set against the shifting political trends, international tensions, and intellectual movements of the ancient Greek civilization
Pericles
Title | Pericles PDF eBook |
Author | Hamish Aird |
Publisher | The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Pages | 120 |
Release | 2003-12-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780823938285 |
Describes the life and accomplishments of the Athenian leader who held power during the high point of Athenian civilization, and places him in the context of his times.
Lords of the Sea
Title | Lords of the Sea PDF eBook |
Author | John R. Hale |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 436 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780670020805 |
Presents a history of the epic battles, the indomitable ships, and the men--from extraordinary leaders to seductive rogues--who established Athens' supremacy, taking readers on a tour of the far-flung expeditions and detailing the legacy of a forgotten maritime empire.
The First Democracies
Title | The First Democracies PDF eBook |
Author | Eric W. Robinson |
Publisher | Franz Steiner Verlag |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9783515069519 |
Athens is often considered to have been the birth place of democracy but there were many democracies in Greece during the Archaic and Classical periods and this is a study of the other democratic states. Robinson begins by discussing ancient and modern definitions of democracy, he then examines Greek terminology, investigates the evidence for other early democratic states and draws conclusions about its emergence.
Pericles of Athens
Title | Pericles of Athens PDF eBook |
Author | Vincent Azoulay |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 312 |
Release | 2017-10-31 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 069117833X |
The definitive biography of the legendary "first citizen of Athens" Pericles has the rare distinction of giving his name to an entire period of history, embodying what has often been taken as the golden age of the ancient Greek world. "Periclean" Athens witnessed tumultuous political and military events, and achievements of the highest order in philosophy, drama, poetry, oratory, and architecture. Pericles of Athens is the first book in decades to reassess the life and legacy of one of the greatest generals, orators, and statesmen of the classical world. In this compelling critical biography, Vincent Azoulay takes a fresh look at both the classical and modern reception of Pericles, recognizing his achievements as well as his failings. From Thucydides and Plutarch to Voltaire and Hegel, ancient and modern authors have questioned Pericles’s relationship with democracy and Athenian society. This is the enigma that Azoulay investigates in this groundbreaking book. Pericles of Athens offers a balanced look at the complex life and afterlife of the legendary "first citizen of Athens."