The Fall of the Athenian Empire / / Donald Kagan.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Kagan, Donald,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (480 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; Maps --; Abbreviations and Short Titles --; 1. After the Sicilian Disaster --; 2 . The War in the Aegean --; 3 . Athens Responds --; 4. Sparta's Riposte --; 5 . The Revolutionary Movement --; 6 . The Coup --; 7 . The Four Hundred in Power --; 8 . The Es tablishment of the Five Thousand --; 9 . The War in the Hellespont --; 10. The Restoration --; 11 . The Return of Alcibiades --; 12 . Cyrus , Lysander, and the Fall of Alcibiades --; 13 . The Battle of Arginusae --; 14. The Trial of the Generals --; 15 . The Fall of Athens --; 16 . Conclusions --; Bibliography --; General Index --; Index of Ancient Authors --; Index of Modern Authors
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780801467271; 9783110536157
• DOI: 10.7591/9780801467271
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Donald Kagan.

‹p›‹b›"The fourth volume in Kagan's history of ancient Athens, which has been called one of the major achievements of modern historical scholarship, begins with the ill-fated Sicilian expedition of 413 B.C. and ends with the surrender of Athens to Sparta in 404 B.C. Richly documented, precise in detail, it is also extremely well-written, linking it to a tradition of historical narrative that has become rare in our time."‹/b›-‹i› Virginia Quarterly Review‹/i›‹/p›‹p›In the fourth and final volume of his magisterial history of the Peloponnesian War, Donald Kagan examines the period from the destruction of Athens' Sicilian expedition in September of 413 B.C. to the Athenian surrender to Sparta in the spring of 404 B.C. Through his study of this last decade of the war, Kagan evaluates the performance of the Athenian democracy as it faced its most serious challenge. At the same time, Kagan assesses Thucydides' interpretation of the reasons for Athens’ defeat and the destruction of the Athenian Empire.‹/p›