Hubris Pericles, the Parthenon, and the invention of Athens Pericles, the Parthenon, and the invention of Athens Stuttard, David creator author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut text bibliography mau 2026 monographic eng print regular print 386 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm "The so-called Golden Age of Athens, during and after the primacy of Pericles, was in fact a time of ruinous culture wars. Hubris shows how Pericles's circle used the Parthenon as a propaganda vehicle to flatter the Athenians, and how internal clashes hastened the rise of Alcibiades, the egocentric playboy who brought the city to defeat."-- Provided by publisher. The Girls and the Rock -- Laying the Foundations -- Powerhouses -- Building Democracy -- Burnt Offerings -- City of Gods -- Embracing Past, Present, and Future -- Athens on the Cusp -- Fractures and Fissures -- The Road to War -- Convulsions -- Battle Lines -- Catharsis? David Stuttard. Includes bibliographical references and index. e-gr--- Pericles approximately 495 B.C.-429 B.C Parthenon (Athens, Greece) History Parthénon (Athènes, Grèce) Histoire Parthenon sculptures Political aspects Athens (Greece) Civilization Political aspects Athens (Greece) Religious life and customs Greece History Athenian supremacy, 479-431 B.C Grèce Histoire 479-431 av. J.-C. (Apogée d'Athènes) Greece Athens Greece 479-431 fast DF277 .S78 2026 938.504 Hubris Stuttard, David Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2026 (DLC) 2025032459 9780674258471 0674258479 9780674303942 9780674303959 2025032458 POD MH/DLC 250826 20260406152520.9 in00005777800 eng