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Phoenix

A Father, a Son, and the Rise of Athens

Stuttard, David

Phoenix

Phoenix

A Father, a Son, and the Rise of Athens

Phoenix

 

Fifty years before its golden age, Athens was just another city-state in Sparta’s shadow. David Stuttard tells the story of the father and son who lifted Athens. Miltiades defeated the Persians at Marathon; Cimon drove them from Greece, revitalized the war-torn city, and moderated its foreign policy, creating the conditions for Athenian greatness.

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Fifty years before its golden age, Athens was just another city-state in Sparta’s shadow. David Stuttard tells the story of the father and son who lifted Athens. Miltiades defeated the Persians at Marathon; Cimon drove them from Greece, revitalized the war-torn city, and moderated its foreign policy, creating the conditions for Athenian greatness.

ISBN
9780674988279
Pagina's
408
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NUR
681
Druk
1
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Hardback
Taal
Engels
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