Phoenix : a father, a son, and the rise of Athens / David Stuttard.

"Fifty years before its golden age, Athens was just another city-state in Sparta's shadow. David Stuttard tells the story of the father and son who lifted Athens. Miltiades defeated the Persians at Marathon; Cimon drove them from Greece, revitalized the war-torn city, and moderated its foreign polic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stuttard, David (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Miltiades, > approximately 550 B.C.-489 B.C.
Cimon, > -approximately 450 B.C.
Marathon, Battle of, Greece, 490 B.C.
Salamis, Battle of, Greece, 480 B.C.
Greece > History > Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C.
Greece > History > Athenian supremacy, 479-431 B.C.
Athens (Greece) > History.
Greece.
Greece > Athens.
500-431 B.C.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:vii, 389 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
"Fifty years before its golden age, Athens was just another city-state in Sparta's shadow. David Stuttard tells the story of the father and son who lifted Athens. Miltiades defeated the Persians at Marathon; Cimon drove them from Greece, revitalized the war-torn city, and moderated its foreign policy, creating the conditions for Athenian greatness"-- Provided by publisher.
Call Number:DF226.M5 S78 2021
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674988279
0674988272