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Pericles : a biography in context / Thomas R. Martin, College of the Holy Cross.
Publisher: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016Description: xix, 253 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780521116459
- 0521116457
- 9780521133357
- 0521133351
- DF 228 .P4 M37 2016
Contents:
Introduction: a biography of Pericles in the context of the ancient sources -- The notorious family history of Pericles' mother -- The harsh lessons of the career of Pericles' father -- Pericles becomes a teenager during a family crisis and national emergency -- Pericles becomes a refugee during Athens' greatest peril -- Pericles becomes an adult as Athens builds an empire -- Pericles' innovative education for leadership in Athenian democracy -- Pericles becomes a leader as Athens and Sparta become enemies -- Pericles becomes the first man of Athens -- Pericles' responsibility for the Samian Revolt and the Peloponnesian War -- Pericles' fate, then and later.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Non-fiction | Main Collection | DF 228 .P4 M37 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5168819 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: a biography of Pericles in the context of the ancient sources -- The notorious family history of Pericles' mother -- The harsh lessons of the career of Pericles' father -- Pericles becomes a teenager during a family crisis and national emergency -- Pericles becomes a refugee during Athens' greatest peril -- Pericles becomes an adult as Athens builds an empire -- Pericles' innovative education for leadership in Athenian democracy -- Pericles becomes a leader as Athens and Sparta become enemies -- Pericles becomes the first man of Athens -- Pericles' responsibility for the Samian Revolt and the Peloponnesian War -- Pericles' fate, then and later.
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