Fathers and Sons in Athens: Ideology and Society in the Era of the Peloponnesian War

by Barry Strauss (Author), Barry Strauss (Author)

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  1997

  $49.33

  Father-son conflict was for the Athenians a topic of widespread interest that touched the core of both family and political life, particularly during times of social upheaval. Presenting an account of the intermingling of politics and the private sphere in classical Athens, this title examines father-son relations within the Athenian family.

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  2011

  $74.79

  As history's first democracy, classical Athens invited political discourse. The Athenians, however could not completely separate the politicals from the private sphere; indeed father-son conflict, from patricide to murdering one's son, was a major public as well as a private theme. In a fascinating historical reappraisal, the author explores the consequences, for Athens and us, of the powerful influence of familial ideology on politics.