Pericles : a biography in context
| 1. Verfasser: |
Martin, Thomas R., 1947-
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2016.
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| Umfang/Format: |
xix, 253 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Schlagworte: | |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Introduction: a biography of Pericles in the context of the ancient sources
- The notorious family history of Pericles' mother
- The harsh lessons of the career of Pericles' father
- Pericles becomes a teenager during a family crisis and national emergency
- Pericles becomes a refugee during Athens' greatest peril
- Pericles becomes an adult as Athens builds an empire
- Pericles' innovative education for leadership in Athenian democracy
- Pericles becomes a leader as Athens and Sparta become enemies
- Pericles becomes the first man of Athens
- Pericles' responsibility for the Samian Revolt and the Peloponnesian War
- Pericles' fate, then and later.
