The Fall of the Athenian Empire

The Fall of the Athenian Empire
Title The Fall of the Athenian Empire PDF eBook
Author Donald Kagan
Publisher Cornell University Press
Pages 476
Release 2013-01-18
Genre History
ISBN 0801467268

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"The fourth volume in Kagan's history of ancient Athens, which has been called one of the major achievements of modern historical scholarship, begins with the ill-fated Sicilian expedition of 413 B.C. and ends with the surrender of Athens to Sparta in 404 B.C. Richly documented, precise in detail, it is also extremely well-written, linking it to a tradition of historical narrative that has become rare in our time." ― Virginia Quarterly Review In the fourth and final volume of his magisterial history of the Peloponnesian War, Donald Kagan examines the period from the destruction of Athens' Sicilian expedition in September of 413 B.C. to the Athenian surrender to Sparta in the spring of 404 B.C. Through his study of this last decade of the war, Kagan evaluates the performance of the Athenian democracy as it faced its most serious challenge. At the same time, Kagan assesses Thucydides' interpretation of the reasons for Athens’ defeat and the destruction of the Athenian Empire.

Interpreting the Athenian Empire

Interpreting the Athenian Empire
Title Interpreting the Athenian Empire PDF eBook
Author John T. Ma
Publisher Bristol Classical Press
Pages 260
Release 2009-03-12
Genre History
ISBN

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This title explores new approaches to the key phenomenon of 5th-century Greek history, the growth and collapse of the Athenian Empire.

The Athenian Empire

The Athenian Empire
Title The Athenian Empire PDF eBook
Author Lisa Kallet
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 203
Release 2020-11-05
Genre Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN 1107015375

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The first book to illustrate and integrate coinage comprehensively as historical evidence for the Athenian empire.

The Greek World in the Fourth Century

The Greek World in the Fourth Century
Title The Greek World in the Fourth Century PDF eBook
Author Lawrence A. Tritle
Publisher Routledge
Pages 315
Release 2013-10-16
Genre History
ISBN 1134524676

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The contributors in this volume present a systematic survey of the struggles of Athens, Sparta and Thebes to dominate Greece in the fourth century - only to be overwhelmed by the newly emerging Macedonian kingdom of Philip II. Additionally, the situation of Greeks in Sicily, Italy and Asia is portrayed, showing the geographical and political diffusion of the Greeks in a broader historical context. This book will provide the reader with a clearly drawn and vivid picture of the main events and leading personalities in this decisive period of Greek history.

Athens After Empire

Athens After Empire
Title Athens After Empire PDF eBook
Author Ian Worthington
Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
Pages 425
Release 2020
Genre History
ISBN 0190633980

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"When we think of ancient Athens, the image invariably coming to mind is of the Classical city, with monuments beautifying everywhere; the Agora swarming with people conducting business and discussing political affairs; and a flourishing intellectual, artistic, and literary life, with life anchored in the ideals of freedom, autonomy, and democracy. But in 338 that forever changed when Philip II of Macedonia defeated a Greek army at Chaeronea to impose Macedonian hegemony over Greece. The Greeks then remained under Macedonian rule until the new power of the Mediterranean world, Rome, annexed Macedonia and Greece into its empire. How did Athens fare in the Hellenistic and Roman periods? What was going on in the city, and how different was it from its Classical predecessor? There is a tendency to think of Athens remaining in decline in these eras, as its democracy was curtailed, the people were forced to suffer periods of autocratic rule, and especially under the Romans enforced building activity turned the city into a provincial one than the "School of Hellas" that Pericles had proudly proclaimed it to be, and the Athenians were forced to adopt the imperial cult and watch Athena share her home, the sacred Acropolis, with the goddess Roma. But this dreary picture of decline and fall belies reality, as my book argues. It helps us appreciate Hellenistic and Roman Athens and to show it was still a vibrant and influential city. A lot was still happening in the city, and its people were always resilient: they fought their Macedonian masters when they could, and later sided with foreign kings against Rome, always in the hope of regaining that most cherished ideal, freedom. Hellenistic Athens is far from being a postscript to its Classical predecessor, as is usually thought. It was simply different. Its rich and varied history continued, albeit in an altered political and military form, and its Classical self lived on in literature and thought. In fact, it was its status as a cultural and intellectual juggernaut that enticed Romans to the city, some to visit, others to study. The Romans might have been the ones doing the conquering, but in adapting aspects of Hellenism for their own cultural and political needs, they were the ones, as the poet Horace claimned, who ended up being captured"--

The Athenian Empire Restored

The Athenian Empire Restored
Title The Athenian Empire Restored PDF eBook
Author Harold B. Mattingly
Publisher University of Michigan Press
Pages 598
Release 1996
Genre History
ISBN 9780472106561

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Removes the foundations of classical Greek history, and begins creating new ones

The Athenian Empire

The Athenian Empire
Title The Athenian Empire PDF eBook
Author Robin Osborne
Publisher
Pages 184
Release 2000
Genre History
ISBN

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This very useful volume translates part of Hill's Sources for Greek History (478-431 BC) with other material relating to the Athenian Empire. This revised edition builds on the work of previous editors (Davies, Clayton and Meiggs) and includes a detailed bibliography.