The Tyrant-Slayers of Ancient Athens: A Tale of Two Statues

by Janet Lloyd, Paul Anthony Cartledge, Vincent Azoulay, et al.

Book Overview

This investigation relies on a rash bet: to write the biography of two of the most famous statues in Antiquity, the Tyrannicides. Representing the murderers of the tyrant Hipparchus in full action, these statues erected on the Agora of Athens have been in turn worshipped, outraged, and imitated. They have known hours of glory and moments of hardships, which have transformed them into true icons of Athenian democracy.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190663561
• ISBN13: 9780190663568
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"