From democrats to kings : the brutal dawn of a new world from the downfall of Athens to the rise of Alexander the Great / Michael Scott.

Author/creator Scott, Michael, 1981-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Overlook Press, 2010.
Descriptionxvii, 294 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction: one man's dream -- Flute players and pick axes -- The city of (crass) long-haired warriors -- Dancing with the Persian king -- 'Serious business for tomorrow' -- The vegetarian philosopher and the body-building philanthropist -- The slippery fish -- The clash of philosopher and tyrant -- The implosion of Greece -- The cow's bladder, the love curse and the caricature -- Ten years that changed the ancient world: 362-352 BC -- Survival strategies -- Saviour or tyrant? -- The final showdown -- From father to son -- Ruling the ancient world -- You've never had it so good -- A new world -- Epilogue: from democrats to kings.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 257-268) and index.
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