Pericles Of Athens And The Birth Of Democracy

by Donald Kagan

Overview

"Kagan, faithful to his lifelong fascination with Pericles . . . gives us an accessible and invaluable account of his life and deeds".--Allan Bloom, author of "The Closing of the American Mind".

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780684863955
Publisher:	Free Press
Publication date:	10/01/1998
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	1,034,757
Product dimensions:	6.02(w) x 8.96(h) x 0.88(d)

Editorial Reviews

Democracy past and present is explored in this biography of Pericles, who governed Athens during the fifth century B.C., associated with such philosophers and artisans as Sophocles, Aeschylus and Phidias, and commissioned the Parthenon. Illustrated. (Dec.)

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