Author: Loren J. Samons, II
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316462625
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
As the most famous and important political leader in Athenian history, Pericles has featured prominently in descriptions and analysis of Athenian democracy from antiquity to the present day. Although contemporary historians have tended to treat him as representative of values like liberty and equality, Loren J. Samons, II demonstrates that the quest to make Athens the preeminent power in Greece served as the central theme of Pericles' career. More nationalist than humanist and less rationalist than populist, Pericles' vision for Athens rested on the establishment of an Athenian reputation for military success and the citizens' willingness to sacrifice in the service of this goal. Despite his own aristocratic (if checkered) ancestry, Pericles offered the common and collective Athenian people the kind of fame previously available only to heroes and nobleman, a goal made all the more attractive because of the Athenians' defensiveness about Athens' lackluster early history.
Pericles and the Conquest of History
Author: Loren J. Samons, II
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316462625
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
As the most famous and important political leader in Athenian history, Pericles has featured prominently in descriptions and analysis of Athenian democracy from antiquity to the present day. Although contemporary historians have tended to treat him as representative of values like liberty and equality, Loren J. Samons, II demonstrates that the quest to make Athens the preeminent power in Greece served as the central theme of Pericles' career. More nationalist than humanist and less rationalist than populist, Pericles' vision for Athens rested on the establishment of an Athenian reputation for military success and the citizens' willingness to sacrifice in the service of this goal. Despite his own aristocratic (if checkered) ancestry, Pericles offered the common and collective Athenian people the kind of fame previously available only to heroes and nobleman, a goal made all the more attractive because of the Athenians' defensiveness about Athens' lackluster early history.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316462625
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
As the most famous and important political leader in Athenian history, Pericles has featured prominently in descriptions and analysis of Athenian democracy from antiquity to the present day. Although contemporary historians have tended to treat him as representative of values like liberty and equality, Loren J. Samons, II demonstrates that the quest to make Athens the preeminent power in Greece served as the central theme of Pericles' career. More nationalist than humanist and less rationalist than populist, Pericles' vision for Athens rested on the establishment of an Athenian reputation for military success and the citizens' willingness to sacrifice in the service of this goal. Despite his own aristocratic (if checkered) ancestry, Pericles offered the common and collective Athenian people the kind of fame previously available only to heroes and nobleman, a goal made all the more attractive because of the Athenians' defensiveness about Athens' lackluster early history.
Pericles and the Conquest of History
Author: Samons, II (Loren J.)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781316274217
Category : HISTORY
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
As the most famous and important political leader in Athenian history, Pericles has featured prominently in descriptions and analysis of Athenian democracy from antiquity to the present day. Although contemporary historians have tended to treat him as representative of values like liberty and equality, Loren J. Samons, II demonstrates that the quest to make Athens the preeminent power in Greece served as the central theme of Pericles' career. More nationalist than humanist and less rationalist than populist, Pericles' vision for Athens rested on the establishment of an Athenian reputation for military success and the citizens' willingness to sacrifice in the service of this goal. Despite his own aristocratic (if checkered) ancestry, Pericles offered the common and collective Athenian people the kind of fame previously available only to heroes and nobleman, a goal made all the more attractive because of the Athenians' defensiveness about Athens' lackluster early history.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781316274217
Category : HISTORY
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
As the most famous and important political leader in Athenian history, Pericles has featured prominently in descriptions and analysis of Athenian democracy from antiquity to the present day. Although contemporary historians have tended to treat him as representative of values like liberty and equality, Loren J. Samons, II demonstrates that the quest to make Athens the preeminent power in Greece served as the central theme of Pericles' career. More nationalist than humanist and less rationalist than populist, Pericles' vision for Athens rested on the establishment of an Athenian reputation for military success and the citizens' willingness to sacrifice in the service of this goal. Despite his own aristocratic (if checkered) ancestry, Pericles offered the common and collective Athenian people the kind of fame previously available only to heroes and nobleman, a goal made all the more attractive because of the Athenians' defensiveness about Athens' lackluster early history.
Pericles
Author: Thomas R. Martin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521116457
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
This is a provocative explanation of why Pericles insisted power was the only guarantee of Athens' survival and flourishing.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521116457
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
This is a provocative explanation of why Pericles insisted power was the only guarantee of Athens' survival and flourishing.
The Age of Pericles
Author: William Watkiss Lloyd
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
A History of Greece, from the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest ...
Author: William Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
A History of Greece
Author: William Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
Pericles Of Athens And The Birth Of Democracy
Author: Donald Kagan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684863952
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
"Kagan, faithful to his lifelong fascination with Pericles . . . gives us an accessible and invaluable account of his life and deeds".--Allan Bloom, author of "The Closing of the American Mind".
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684863952
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
"Kagan, faithful to his lifelong fascination with Pericles . . . gives us an accessible and invaluable account of his life and deeds".--Allan Bloom, author of "The Closing of the American Mind".
A History of Greece
Author: William Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
A History of Greece, from the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest. With Supplementary Chapters on the History of Literature and Art
Author: William Smith
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368860356
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 742
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368860356
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 742
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
A Smaller History of Greece
Author: William Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description