Pericles: A Biography in Context

ISBN-13: 9780521116459 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 256 str.

Thomas Martin

Opis

This is a provocative explanation of why Pericles insisted power was the only guarantee of Athens' survival and flourishing.

Spis treści

Introduction: a biography of Pericles in the context of the ancient sources; 1. The notorious family history of Pericles' mother; 2. The harsh lessons of the career of Pericles' father; 3. Pericles becomes a teenager during a family crisis and national emergency; 4. Pericles becomes a refugee during Athens' greatest peril; 5. Pericles becomes an adult as Athens builds an empire; 6. Pericles' innovative education for leadership in Athenian democracy; 7. Pericles becomes a leader as Athens and Sparta become enemies; 8. Pericles becomes the first man of Athens; 9. Pericles' responsibility for the Samian Revolt and the Peloponnesian War; 10. Pericles' fate, then and later; Suggested readings.