Interpreting the Athenian Empire

by Robert C.T. Parker and Nikolaos Papazarkadas

The empire that the Athenians established in the years after 478 BC was an entirely new phenomenon in the history of Greece, and the basis of much of the brilliant development of Athenian culture in the fifth century. Its growth and collapse was the key event in the history of the period, after the defeat of the Persian invasion. Yet this important historical phenomenon remains baffling to study. New developments in various fields have made urgent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715637843
• ISBN13: 9780715637845
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"