Phoenix: A Father, a Son, and the Rise of Athens

by David Stuttard

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A Times Literary Supplement Best Book of the Year

A vivid, novelistic history of the rise of Athens from relative obscurity to the edge of its golden age, told through the lives of Miltiades and Cimon, the father and son whose defiance of Persia vaulted Athens to a leading place in the Greek world.

When we think of ancient Greece we think first of Athens: its power, prestige, and revolutionary impact on art, philosophy,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0674988272

ISBN13:9780674988279

Release Date:May 2021

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:408 Pages

Weight:1.80 lbs.

Dimensions:1.7" x 6.5" x 9.2"

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