The Rise of Athens, Anthony Everitt
The Rise of Athens, Anthony Everitt
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The Rise of Athens
The Story of the World's Greatest Civilization

Author: Anthony Everitt

Narrator: Michael Page

Unabridged: 16 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/06/2016


Synopsis

Filled with tales of adventure and astounding reversals of fortune, The Rise of Athens celebrates the city-state that transformed the world—from the democratic revolution that marked its beginning, through the city's political and cultural golden age, to its decline into the ancient equivalent of a modern-day university town.

Anthony Everitt constructs his history with unforgettable portraits of the talented, tricky, ambitious, and unscrupulous Athenians who fueled the city's rise. An unparalleled storyteller, Everitt combines erudite, thoughtful historical analysis with stirring narrative set pieces that capture the colorful, dramatic, and exciting world of ancient Greece.

Although the history of Athens is less well known than that of other world empires, the city-state's allure would inspire Alexander the Great, the Romans, and even America's own Founding Fathers. It’s fair to say that the Athenians made possible the world in which we live today. In this peerless new work, Anthony Everitt breathes vivid life into this most ancient story.

About Anthony Everitt

Anthony Everitt, former Visiting Professor in the visual and performing arts at Nottingham Trent University, has written extensively on European culture and is the author of Cicero, Augustus, and Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome. He has served as secretary general of the Arts Council of Great Britain. Anthony lives near Colchester, England's first recorded town, founded by the Romans.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bradley on February 09, 2017

Thanks to Netgalley for this ARC! This is probably one of the most readable accounts of the Athens that I've ever read, punctuated with a little bit of the things we all know, like how the Iliad informs their lives, the huge importance of Sparta, and of course some of the interesting accounts of our......more

Goodreads review by Sam on February 08, 2017

The Rise of Athens is a very accessible account of the formation of the Athenian democracy in Ancient Greece, and gives great context to its rise versus that of its main foils, Sparta and Persia. There's a wealth of facts and information about life in Ancient Greece, from culture and literature to w......more

Goodreads review by Steven on July 31, 2018

This was a faboulas book on the rise and fall of the Greek empire. It was very detailed and the author made you feel as if you were actually there with the Athinians. I am especially interested in this topic because I am to visit Sicily and the Greek Isles this autumn. Enjoy and Be Blessed......more

Goodreads review by Melora on February 07, 2017

A fine narrative history of ancient Greece, focused on Athens in its rise to eminence and then, more briefly, on its decline. The emphasis is strongly on political history -- power struggles among Athenians, and those between Athens and other city states and foreign powers -- but Everitt includes pl......more