Phocion the Good (Routledge Revivals)

by Laurence A. Tritle

Plutarch's Life of Phocion has not been closely analysed since 1840. Laurence Trittle's study, first published in 1988, offers a new assessment of this significant and complex personality, whilst illuminating the political climate in which he thrived.

Though often thought to be of humble origin, Phocion was educated in Plato's Academy, rose to prominence in the innermost circles of Athenian political life, and was renowned as a soldier...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415748895
• ISBN13: 9780415748896
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"