The Rise and Fall of Athens - Folio Society edition

The Rise and Fall of Athens

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The Rise and Fall of Athens
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The Rise and Fall of Athens

Plutarch
Edition year 1967
Binding Cloth
Illustrator Raymond Hawthorn
Translator Ian Scott-Kilvert
Weight 1.25 Kg
Pages 344
Dimensions 25.4 × 16.4 cm

Edition details

The Rise and Fall of Athens, by Plutarch. Translated with an introduction and commentary by Ian Scott-Kilvert. 9 wood-engravings by Raymond Hawthorn. Bound in green cloth with a design in gold. Map endleaves in red-brown. Red-brown and green slipcase. 25.4x16.4cm. 344pp.

About the book

The Rise and Fall of Athens explores the remarkable history of ancient Athens from its emergence as a major Greek city-state through its cultural and political golden age and eventual decline. The narrative examines the development of democracy, the Persian Wars, the influence of leaders such as Pericles and Athens' rivalry with Sparta. It also considers the catastrophic Peloponnesian War, which weakened Athenian power. The book provides an engaging overview of the city whose achievements in politics, philosophy, drama, art and architecture profoundly influenced Western civilisation.

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