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

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 po...

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Main Author:	Stuttard, David (Author)
Format:	Book
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.

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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.
Physical Description:	vii, 389 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780674988279 0674988272