Pericles of Athens

by Vincent Azoulay

Book Overview

Pericles has had 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 more than two decades to reassess the life and legacy of one of the greatest...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691154597
• ISBN13: 9780691154596
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"