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Song of Wrath by J. Lendon
Song of Wrath by J. Lendon
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Song of Wrath

The Peloponnesian War Begins
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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.

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J.E. Lendon is professor of history at the University of Virginia and author of Soldiers and Ghosts: A History of Battle in Classical Antiquity, runner-up for the Longman History Today Book of the Year Prize (2006).
Release date NZ
September 4th, 2012
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  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United States
Illustrations
30 B&W photos, 54 maps
Imprint
Basic Books
Pages
576
Publisher
Basic Books
Dimensions
235x160x41
ISBN-13
9780465031436
Product ID
19854134

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