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Pericles of Athens

Author : Vincent Azoulay
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069117833X
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Pericles of Athens written by Vincent Azoulay and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive biography of the legendary "first citizen of Athens" Pericles has the rare distinction of giving his name to an entire period of history, embodying what has often been taken as the golden age of the ancient Greek world. "Periclean" Athens witnessed tumultuous political and military events, and achievements of the highest order in philosophy, drama, poetry, oratory, and architecture. Pericles of Athens is the first book in decades to reassess the life and legacy of one of the greatest generals, orators, and statesmen of the classical world. In this compelling critical biography, Vincent Azoulay takes a fresh look at both the classical and modern reception of Pericles, recognizing his achievements as well as his failings. From Thucydides and Plutarch to Voltaire and Hegel, ancient and modern authors have questioned Pericles’s relationship with democracy and Athenian society. This is the enigma that Azoulay investigates in this groundbreaking book. Pericles of Athens offers a balanced look at the complex life and afterlife of the legendary "first citizen of Athens."

The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Pericles

Author : Loren J. Samons II
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139826697
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Pericles written by Loren J. Samons II and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-15 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mid-fifth-century Athens saw the development of the Athenian empire, the radicalization of Athenian democracy through the empowerment of poorer citizens, the adornment of the city through a massive and expensive building program, the classical age of Athenian tragedy, the assembly of intellectuals offering novel approaches to philosophical and scientific issues, and the end of the Spartan-Athenian alliance against Persia and the beginning of open hostilities between the two greatest powers of ancient Greece. The Athenian statesman Pericles both fostered and supported many of these developments. Although it is no longer fashionable to view Periclean Athens as a social or cultural paradigm, study of the history, society, art, and literature of mid-fifth-century Athens remains central to any understanding of Greek history. This collection of essays reveal the political, religious, economic, social, artistic, literary, intellectual, and military infrastructure that made the Age of Pericles possible.

Periclean Athens

Author : PJ Rhodes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350014966
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Periclean Athens written by PJ Rhodes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the second and third quarters of the fifth century BC, when Athens became both politically and culturally dominant in the Greek world, Pericles was the leading figure in the city's public life. At this time Athens developed an empire of a kind which no Greek city had had before, and its politics were reshaped by the new institution of democracy. These changes inspired religious developments, while the sophists revolutionised philosophy, analysed human affairs in human terms, and Athenian tragedy became the principal Greek poetic form. This volume's illustrations further show the numerous artistic and sculptural developments in Pericles' time, as the building programmes attracted architects, builders and sculptors to Athens, and Athenian red-figure pottery reached new heights of skill in the scenes painted on it. This concise and accessible introduction guides students through the key aspects of this most-studied period of ancient Greek history, focusing on the major developments, political and cultural, that took place in Pericles' time.

Thucydides, Pericles, and the Idea of Athens in the Peloponnesian War

Author : Martha Taylor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139482793
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Thucydides, Pericles, and the Idea of Athens in the Peloponnesian War written by Martha Taylor and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-26 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thucydides, Pericles, and the Idea of Athens in the Peloponnesian War is the first comprehensive study of Thucydides' presentation of Pericles' radical redefinition of the city of Athens during the Peloponnesian War. Martha Taylor argues that Thucydides subtly critiques Pericles' vision of Athens as a city divorced from the territory of Attica and focused, instead, on the sea and the empire. Thucydides shows that Pericles' reconceputalization of the city led the Athenians both to Melos and to Sicily. Toward the end of his work, Thucydides demonstrates that flexible thinking about the city exacerbated the Athenians' civil war. Providing a thorough critique and analysis of Thucydides' neglected book 8, Taylor shows that Thucydides praises political compromise centered around the traditional city in Attica. In doing so, he implicitly censures both Pericles and the Athenian imperial project itself.

Pericles Of Athens And The Birth Of Democracy

Author : Donald Kagan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684863952
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Pericles Of Athens And The Birth Of Democracy written by Donald Kagan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1991 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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".

Pericles and the Golden Age of Athens

Author : Evelyn Abbott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Pericles and the Golden Age of Athens written by Evelyn Abbott and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Thucydides, Pericles, and Periclean Imperialism

Author : Edith Foster
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139488082
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Book Synopsis Thucydides, Pericles, and Periclean Imperialism by : Edith Foster

Download or read book Thucydides, Pericles, and Periclean Imperialism written by Edith Foster and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-05-31 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edith Foster compares Thucydides' narrative explanations and descriptions of the Peloponnesian War in Books One and Two of the History with the arguments about warfare and war materials offered by the Athenian statesman Pericles in those same books. In Thucydides' narrative presentations, she argues, the aggressive deployment of armed force is frequently unproductive or counterproductive, and even the threat to use armed force against others causes consequences that can be impossible for the aggressor to predict or contain. By contrast, Pericles' speeches demonstrate that he shared with many other figures in the History a mistaken confidence in the power, glory, and reliability of warfare and the instruments of force. Foster argues that Pericles does not speak for Thucydides, and that Thucydides should not be associated with Pericles' intransigent imperialism.

Athens in the Age of Pericles

Author : Charles Alexander Robinson
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806109350
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Athens in the Age of Pericles written by Charles Alexander Robinson and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1959 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The challenge of Periclean Athens to the students of civilizations is unmistakable: the city and its empire reached a level of culture and well-being scarcely paralleled in the history of man elsewhere. And like the characters in a Greek tragedy, the city and its leaders and citizens were busy in their time of glory making provision for their own tragic decline. "I have tried to suggest in general terms," says the author, "the meaning of Periclean Athens, addressing my interpretation to laymen. . . With the increasing mass of specialized research on ancient Athens, it is imperative to catch a general notion of the significance of the whole. . . The result is a picture of a complex society, as any great civilization is bound to be, with its magnificent achievements and its faults." This first volume in The Centers of Civilization Series does indeed give a clear picture of Athenian civilization, its literature, philosophy, and political and judicial writing; its painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and drama; and even the arts of war. Above all, the book suggests to modern readers the supreme importance of decision in all of man's affairs, and the frightful consequences of wrong decision, once it is made.

The Pericles Commission

Author : Gary Corby
Publisher : Penguin Group Australia
ISBN 13 : 174253161X
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (425 download)

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Download or read book The Pericles Commission written by Gary Corby and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2010-10-12 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A rollicking romp through ancient Athens, with captivating characters and engrossing, suspense-filled turns . . . Gary Corby has not only made Greek history accessible – he's made it first-rate entertainment.' Kelli Stanley, award-winning author of Nox Dormienda and City of Dragons Athens, 461BC. A dead man falls from the sky, landing at the feet of a surprised Nicolaos. It doesn't normally rain corpses. This one is the politician Ephialtes, who only days before had turned Athens into a democracy. Rising young statesman Pericles commissions Nicolaos to find the assassin. Nico walks the mean streets of Classical Athens in search of a killer, but what's really on his mind is how to get closer - much closer - to Diotima, an intelligent and annoyingly virgin priestess, and how to shake off his irritating twelve year old brother, Socrates . . . ' . . . a highly enjoyable, fast-paced murder mystery which also provides an informative and interesting picture of the political intrigue and day-to-day life in ancient Athens.' Canberra Times 'Classical Athens, a time of bustling rivalry, artistic genius and dramatic events, are all superbly captured in this exciting saga of flesh and blood characters who jostle and fight, love and hate as they approach the climax of murderous intrigue.' PC Doherty, bestselling author of The Ancient Roman Mysteries

The Hellenica

Author : Xenophon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book The Hellenica written by Xenophon and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Companion to Greek Architecture

Author : Margaret M. Miles
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119245532
Total Pages : 615 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Greek Architecture written by Margaret M. Miles and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to Greek Architecture provides an expansive overview of the topic, including design, engineering, and construction as well as theory, reception, and lasting impact. Covers both sacred and secular structures and complexes, with particular attention to architectural decoration, such as sculpture, interior design, floor mosaics, and wall painting Makes use of new research from computer-driven technologies, the study of inscriptions and archaeological evidence, and recently excavated buildings Brings together original scholarship from an esteemed group of archaeologists and art historians Presents the most up-to-date English language coverage of Greek architecture in several decades while also sketching out important areas and structures in need of further research

Studies in the Greek Historians

Author : Adam Parry
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521205875
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (212 download)

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Download or read book Studies in the Greek Historians written by Adam Parry and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1975-09-11 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A consideration of authors and historians from fifth century BC onwards who shed light on the Greek tradition of historical writing.

Athenian Democracy

Author : Peter John Rhodes
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195221404
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Athenian Democracy written by Peter John Rhodes and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Athens' democracy developed during the sixth and fifth centuries and continued into the fourth; Athens' defeat by Macedon in 322 began a series of alternations between democracy and oligarchy. The democracy was inseparably bound up with the ideals of liberty and equality, the rule of law, and the direct government of the people by the people. Liberty means above all freedom of speech, the right to be heard in the public assembly and the right to speak one's mind in private. Equality meant the equal right of male citizens (perhaps 60,000 in the fifth century, 30,000 in the fourth) to participate in the government of the state and the administration of the law. Disapproved of as a mob rule until the nineteenth century, the institutions of Athenian democracy have become an inspiration for modern democratic politics and political philosophy. P. J. Rhodes's reader focuses on the political institutions, political activity, history, and nature of Athenian democracy and introduces some of the best British, American, German, and French scholarship on its origins, theory, and practice. Part I is devoted to political institutions: citizenship, the assembly, the law-courts, and capital punishment. Part II explores aspects of political activity: the demagogues and their relationship with the assembly, the maneuverings of the politicians, competitive festivals, and the separation of public from private life. Part III looks at three crucial points in the development of the democracy: the reforms of Solon, Cleisthenes, and Ephialtes. Part IV considers what it was in Greek life that led to the development of democracy. Some of the authors adopt broad-brush approaches to major questions; others analyze a particular body of evidence in detail. Use is made of archeology, comparison with other societies, the location of festivals in their civic context, and the need to penetrate behind what the classical Athenians made of their past.

Courage in the Democratic Polis

Author : Ryan Krieger Balot
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0199982155
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book Courage in the Democratic Polis written by Ryan Krieger Balot and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brings together political theory, classical history, and ancient philosophy in order to reinterpret courage as a specifically democratic value, linked to ideals such as freedom, equality, and rationality, and with implications for the conduct of war, gender relations, and citizens' self-image as democrats.

Taming Democracy

Author : Harvey Yunis
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801483585
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (835 download)

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Download or read book Taming Democracy written by Harvey Yunis and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harvey Yunis offers new insights into the ideas of the three thinkers: Thucydides' bipolar model of Periclean versus demagogic rhetoric; Plato's engagement with political rhetoric in the Gorgias, the Phaedrus, and the Laws; and Demosthenes' attempt both to instruct and to persuade his political audience. Yunis illuminates both the concrete historical problem of political deliberation in Athens and the intellectual and literary responses that the problem evoked.

Silence and Democracy

Author : John Zumbrunnen
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271047429
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Silence and Democracy written by John Zumbrunnen and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The role of elites vis-&à-vis the mass public in the construction and successful functioning of democracy has long been of central interest to political theorists. In Silence and Democracy, John Zumbrunnen explores this theme in Thucydides&’ famous history of the Peloponnesian War as a way of focusing our thoughts about this relationship in our own modern democracy. In Periclean Athens, according to Thucydides, &“what was in name a democracy became in actuality rule by the first man.&” This political transformation of Athenian political life raises the question of how to interpret the silence of the demos. Zumbrunnen distinguishes the &“silence of contending voices&” from the &“collective silence of the demos,&” and finds the latter the more difficult and intriguing problem. It is in the complex interplay of silence, speech, and action that Zumbrunnen teases out the meaning of democracy for Thucydides in both its domestic and international dimensions and shows how we may benefit from the Thucydidean text in thinking about the ways in which the silence of ordinary citizens can enable the domineering machinations of political elites in America and elsewhere today.

Periklean Athens and Its Legacy

Author : Judith M. Barringer
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 029278290X
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Periklean Athens and Its Legacy written by Judith M. Barringer and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The late fifth century BC was the golden age of ancient Athens. Under the leadership of the renowned soldier-statesman Perikles, Athenians began rebuilding the Akropolis, where they created the still awe-inspiring Parthenon. Athenians also reached a zenith of artistic achievement in sculpture, vase painting, and architecture, which provided continuing inspiration for many succeeding generations. The specially commissioned essays in this volume offer a fresh, innovative panorama of the art, architecture, history, culture, and influence of Periklean Athens. Written by leading experts in the field, the articles cover a wide range of topics, including: An evaluation of Perikles' military leadership during the early stages of the Peloponnesian War. Iconographical and iconological studies of vase paintings, wall paintings, and sculpture. Explorations of the Parthenon and other monuments of the Athenian Akropolis. The legacy of Periklean Athens and its influence upon later art. Assessments of the modern reception of the Akropolis. As a whole, this collection of essays proves that even a well-explored field such as Periklean Athens can yield new treasures when mined by perceptive and seasoned investigators.