The Rise and Fall of Athens

Nine Greek Lives

• Author(s): Plutarch,
• Publisher: Penguin UK
• Pages: 320
• ISBN_10: 0141921463
  ISBN_13: 9780141921464
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Ancient / Greece , History / Ancient / General , History / Europe / General , Biography & Autobiography / Historical , Biography & Autobiography / General , Literary Collections / Ancient & Classical ,

Description:... Nine Greek biographies illustrate the rise and fall of Athens, from the legendary days of Theseus, the city's founder, through Solon, Themistocles, Aristides, Cimon, Pericles, Nicias, and Alcibiades, to the razing of its walls by Lysander.