Athens And Sparta: The Rivalry That Shaped Ancient Greece

Athens And Sparta: The Rivalry That Shaped Ancient Greece

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From An AwardWinning Historian, The Definitive History Of Classical Greece And The Rivalry Between Its Two Greatest Cities.Goldsworthy Tells A Timely Tale Of National Pride, And He Has Much To Be Proud Of: Respectful Of The Somber Grandeur Of Its Subject, This Book Sparkles With Wisdom And Fury. J.E. Lendon, Author Of Soldiers & Ghostsno Period Has More Profoundly Influenced The Western World Than Classical Greece, And At Its Center Stood Two Cities: Athens And Sparta. Side By Side, They Beat The Persians, The Only Superpower Of That Age. Yet Later, They Spread Conflict And Destruction Throughout The Eastern Mediterranean, Culminating In The Horrors Of The Peloponnesian War.Athens And Sparta Tells The Definitive History Of The Relationship Between Brutal, Militaristic Sparta And Brash, Radically Democratic Athens. Eminent Historian Adrian Goldsworthy Narrates Their Incredible Rise To Prominence And How They Became Allies, Rivals, And Enemies. Ultimately, Goldsworthy Shows That Athens And Sparta Were More Than Competitors Vying For Power. They Were Polar Opposites In Ideology And Culture, Both Driven By The Greek Longing To Excel, Who Led Radically Different Experiments In How To Run A State.A Remarkable Account Of Ancient Greece At Its Height, This Is The Tale Of The Two Cities That Helped Build ItBefore Almost Tearing It Apart.

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