A History of Ancient Greece in Fifty Lives

By: David Stuttard

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eBook | 8 September 2014 | Edition Number 1

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The political leaders, writers, artists and philosophers of ancient Greece turned a few city states into a pan-Mediterranean civilization. But who were these people, what do we know of their lives and how did they interact with one another? This highly readable, original new approach to telling the history of Greece weaves together the lives of the movers and shakers of the Greek world into a continuous narrative up until the rise of Rome.

From mathematics to politics, from painting and sculpture to sport, the reader will meet both the famous and less well-known figures such as Milo, the Olympic wrestler; Aspasia, the brilliant female intellectual; Zeuxis, the painter who invented trompe l'oeil; and Epaminondas, who taught tactics to Philip of Macedon.

David Stuttard has written numerous books on the Classical world including 'The Parthenon: Power and Politics on the Acropolis'.

About the Author

David Stuttard is the author of several books on the classical world, including The Romans Who Shaped Britain, also published by Thames & Hudson.