Buy this book on-line Stoneman, Richard : A Traveller's History of AthensInterlink Books, Northampton, MA., 2004 ISBN 1566565332
"Athens has a history stretching back to Mycenean times. In the fifth century BC it became the most significant community for the development of political thought and practice, art and culture that had ever been seen.[it] describes the whole history of this great city from mythological and prehistoric times. though its flowering in the classical age; its transformation in Roman times from a major player in world politics into a quiet university city; its decline into ruin and insignificance in the Middle Ages, when it became the playground of the Crusaders and their successors; the long period of subjugation to the Ottoman Empire; its recreation as the capital of a new nation in the nineteenth century and one of the finest neo-classical cities in Europe; its troubled history in the twentieth century and its continuing place in the modern world. 370p. illus. maps. bibliography. index.. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Soft cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Stoneman, Richard : A Traveller's History of Athens. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri antichi, out of print books, first editions, used books and atlases. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |