Offering translated source material from Plutarch and Thucydides and illustrated with maps and photographs, this book covers the period in the 5th century BC from the end of the Persian Wars to the Peloponnesian War and looks at the development of Athens as a city, democracy and head of an empire through the lives of two leading citizens, Cimon and Pericles. There are special features on Athens' buildings, government, the importance of the trireme and other topics.
- ISBN13 9780521388740
- Publish Date 8 March 1990
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 24 September 2001
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Cambridge University Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 80
- Language English