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Hubris : Pericles, the Parthenon, and the invention of Athens /

"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 e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stuttard, David (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2026.
Subjects:
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

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