A Traveller's History of Athens

by Richard Stoneman

Book Overview

Athens has a history stretching back to Mycenaean times and in the fifth century BC it became the most significant community for the development of political thought and practice, art and culture that had ever been seen and which still retains a vital influence on the present day. When the Ancient Olympics were first revived at the end of the nineteenth century they took place in Athens--an occasion remembered in the Games of 2004. A Traveller's History...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566565332
• ISBN13: 9781566565332
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Interlink Books
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.2" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

A complete history in the space of several hundred quick pages

I highly recommend all of the, "A Traveller's History of..." series. These books are lively, informative histories that are the perfect read before a trip somewhere new or just to brush up on the history that one's forgotten over the years. They all cover a particular location's entire history up until the present and provide insights into its changing culture and politics over the years in an intelligent but highly, and swiftly, readable manner. And compact enough to bring with one to look up that forgotten bit of information that makes an afternoon's outing that much more enjoyable.