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A Traveller's History of Athens
Contributor(s): Stoneman, Richard (Author)

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ISBN: 1566565332     ISBN-13: 9781566565332
Publisher: Interlink Books
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Binding Type: Paperback
Published: October 2004
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Annotation: Stoneman describes the whole history of this great city from mythological times through its troubled history in the 20th century and its continuing place in the hearts and minds of all visitors. Line drawings & maps.

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BISAC Categories:
- Travel | Europe - Greece
- History | Europe - Greece (see Also Ancient - Greece)
Dewey: 949.512
LCCN: 2003023720
Series: Traveller's History of Athens
Physical Information: 1.12" H x 5.2" W x 7.76" L (0.80 lbs) 370 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Greece
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
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Athens has a history stretching back to Mycenaean times and in the fifth century BC it became the most significant community for the development of political thought and practice, art and culture that had ever been seen and which still retains a vital influence on the present day. When the Ancient Olympics were first revived at the end of the nineteenth century they took place in Athens--an occasion remembered in the Games of 2004. A Traveller's History of Athens describes the whole history of this great city from mythological and prehistoric times, through its artistic flowering in the classical age; its transformation in Roman times from a major player in world politics to a quiet university city; its decline into ruin and insignificance in the Middle Ages when it became the playground of Crusaders and their successors; the long period of subjection to the Ottoman empire; its recreation as the capital of a new nation in the nineteenth century, and one of the finest new-classical cities in Europe; its troubled history in the twentieth century and its continuing place in the hearts and minds of all visitors. Throughout, quotations from contemporary sources enliven and illuminate the text. The author, who visits Athens at least once a year, also incorporates a chronological history and includes helpful information on Athens' museums and galleries and archaeological sites, excursions from the city and on transport and communications.
 
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