| Edition |
First Pegasus Books cloth edition. |
| Description |
614 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"Few places have enjoyed a history so rich in artistic creativity and the making of ideas as Athens; or one so curiously patterned by alternating cycles of turbulence and peace. Writing with scholarly rigor and undisguised affection, Bruce Clark brings three thousand years of Athenian history vividly to life." -frontispiece. |
| Bibliography |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
"Even on the most smog-bound of days, the rocky outcrop on which the Acropolis stands is visible above the sprawling roof-scape of the Greek capital. Athens presents one of the most recognizable and symbolically potent panoramas of any of the world's cities: the pillars and pediments of the Parthenon--the temple dedicated to Athena, goddess of wisdom, that crowns the Acropolis--dominate a city whose name is synonymous for many with civilization itself."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Athens (Greece)
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| ISBN |
1643138758 |
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9781643138756 |
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