Thebes: The Forgotten City Of Ancient Greece Paul Cartledge Picador Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

‘An Incisive Inspiring And Vitally Illuminating Account Of A City Which Changed The Ancient World Deserves To Be Remembered By Modern Masterful Book Written Master Historian ’ – Bettany Hughes Bestselling Author Istanbul Helen Troy Continuously Inhabited For Five Millennia At One Point Most Powerful In Greece Thebes Has Been Overshadowed Its Better-Known Rivals Athens Sparta According Myth Was Founded When Kadmos Sowed Dragon’s Teeth Into Ground Warriors Sprang Forth Ready Not Only Build Fledgling But Defend It From All-Comers Hercules’ Birthplace Home Sphinx Whose Riddle Oedipus Solved Winning Theban Crown King’s Widow Marriage Little Knowing That His Mother Jocasta City’s History Is Every Bit As Rich Mythic Origins Siding With Persian Invaders Their Emperor Xerxes Set Out Conquer Aegean Like An Oligarchy Defeat Pericles’ Democratic Being Utterly Destroyed On Orders Alexander Great Thebes: Forgotten Acclaimed Classical Paul Cartledge Brings Vividly Life Argues Central Our Understanding Greeks’ Achievements Whether Politically Or Culturally Thus Own Culture Civilization Σελίδες: 352 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0928 Διαστάσεις: 13X13Cm