| The Fall of the Athenian Empire Contributor(s): Kagan, Donald (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801419352 ISBN-13: 9780801419355 Publisher: Cornell University Press OUR PRICE: $59.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1987 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - History | Military - Ancient - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 938.05 |
| LCCN: 86032946 |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 6" W x 9" (1.91 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kagan, Donald: - Donald Kagan is Sterling Professor of Classics and History at Yale University. |