The first biography of Ancient Athens in the style of RUBICON by Tom Holland, based on 10 years of all modern scholarship and ancient sources.[...]
'I cannot tune a harp or play a lyre, but I know how to make a small city great.' Themistocles After almost three thousand years, the brilliant achievements of ancient Athens - the philosophy of Plato, the birth of modern democracy, architecture and theatre - continue to tower over modern culture. [...]