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The Rise and Fall of Athens: Nine Greek Lives

by Plutarch

  • FINISHED
  • Finished September 2022
  • First published 1960

history ancient greece

Plutarch’s short biographies of Theseus, Solon, Themistocles, Aristides, Cimon, Pericles, Nicias, Alcibiades and Lysander.   Together they cover Athens from its legendary founding to its defeat by Sparta.

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