Song of Wrath: The Peloponnesian War Begins (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780465031436)

Song of Wrath tells the story of Classical Athens' victorious Ten Years' War (431-421 BC) against grim Sparta -- the first decade of the terrible Peloponnesian War that turned the Golden Age of Greece to lead. Historian J.E. Lendon presents a sweeping tale of pitched battles by land and sea, sieges, sacks, raids, and deeds of cruelty and guile -- along with courageous acts of mercy, surprising charity, austere restraint, and arrogant resistance. Recounting the rise of democratic Athens to great-power status, and the resulting fury of authoritarian Sparta, Greece's traditional leader, Lendon portrays the causes and strategy of the war as a duel over national honor, a series of acts of revenge. A story of new pride challenging old, Song of Wrath is the first work of Ancient Greek history for the post-cold-war generation.

Author: J. E. Lendon
ISBN-10: 0465031439
ISBN-13: 9780465031436
Publisher: Basic Books
Language: English
Published: 09/04/2012
Pages: 576
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.60d