Book description
An up-to-date accessible history of the phenomenal rise and fall of the
greatest city of antiquity, describing its rise to pre-eminence and
rapid demise as the greatest of all Greek tragedies. The first history
of the city to continue the story through 1500 years of obscurity to its
romantic revival under Byron's influence and up to the present day, is
eminently qualified to write this book. A classicist by training, he has
translated many of the key texts for Penguin Classics and OUP, is
intimate with the latest scholarship and travels to Greece every year.
Robin Waterfield is the author of over twenty-five books, ranging
from children's fiction to biography and translations of ancient Greek
texts. At present he is Writer in Residence at the University of
Sussex.
