When Athens launched a great fleet to conquer Syracuse in 415 B.C., she was making a bold and desperate gamble, seeking not only imperial supremacy, but enough food for mere survival as well. Armada from Athens tells the story of this last great adventure of Greece's Golden Age, portraying in vivid terms the grandiose dreams and the stark necessities that prompted it. A thoughtful and original historian, Peter Green bases his narrative on a survey of all the classical sources, above all in Thucydides. But he has challenged and double-checked the ancient evidence at each step of the story to assure accuracy of this, the first full-scale modern study of the expedition to be written in English. HE uses common sense and on-the-scene observations to correct serious misunderstandings in the traditional account of this famous episode. The result is history that couples the heroic grandeur of the ancients with the scientific precision of modern historiography.
This copy is in Good condition. There is coloring of the pages, and fading of the cover. There is some minor shelf wear. As always, the photos are of the book you will receive.