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Hubris : Pericles, the Parthenon, and the invention of Athens / David Stuttard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stuttard, David.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pericles, approximately 495 B.C.-429 B.C.
- Pericles.
- Parthenon (Athens, Greece)--History.
- Parthenon (Athens, Greece).
- Parthenon sculptures--Political aspects.
- Parthenon sculptures.
- Athens (Greece)--Civilization--Political aspects.
- Athens (Greece).
- Athens (Greece)--Religious life and customs.
- Greece--History--Athenian supremacy, 479-431 B.C.
- Greece.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (386 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- The so-called Golden Age of Athens, during and after the primacy of Pericles, was in fact a time of ruinous culture wars. Hubris shows how Pericles's circle used the Parthenon as a propaganda vehicle to flatter the Athenians, and how internal clashes hastened the rise of Alcibiades, the egocentric playboy who brought the city to defeat.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The Girls and the Rock
- Laying the Foundations
- Powerhouses
- Building Democracy
- Burnt Offerings
- City of Gods
- Embracing Past, Present, and Future
- Athens on the Cusp
- Fractures and Fissures
- The Road to War
- Convulsions
- Battle Lines
- Catharsis?
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-674-30395-4
- 9780674303959
- OCLC:
- 1573656312
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