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A Traveller's History of Athens

A Traveller's History of Athens

by RichardStoneman (Author)

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    Paperback 2004

    $30.58
Synopsis

Athens has a history stretching back to the fifteenth century BC and beyond. In the fifth century it became the most significant community for the development of political thought and practice, art and culture that has ever been seen, and which retains a vital influence on the present day world. There is no complete history of Athens available and "A Traveller's History of Athens" will cover that gap. It will look at the city from its inception right up to the twenty-first century.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 304
 Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 08 Apr 2004
ISBN 10: 184212692X
ISBN 13: 9781842126929
Book Overview: The 2004 Olympic games will take place in Athens - the attention of the world will be focussed on the city The Traveller's History of Athens offers much more than a conventional guide book and is competitively priced It will appeal to the up-market tourist and the museum visitors Full of practical information - it will have practical information and be illustrated with maps on exploring the city and a Chronology of Events Richard Stoneman is a renowned classical scholar

Media Reviews
a lively journey into the past NEWSWEEK substantial, comprehensive... tightly organised. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT If you're heading for Greece and the games, but also want some cultural background on this great city, take a look at Athens: A Traveller's History. This series specialises in evocative histories and Athens certainly has one worth reading. TRAVELLER MAGAZINE
Author Bio
Richard Stoneman is an Oxford trained classicist with a thorough knowledge of ancient Greece, its language and history; he has also published many books on modern Greece and is familiar with the sources from the Middle Ages and the modern period.