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Athens (Hardcover)
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Athens (Hardcover)
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Revered as the birthplace of Western thought and democracy, Athens
is much more than an open-air museum filled with crumbling
monuments to ancient glory. Athens takes readers on a journey from
the classical city-state to today's contemporary capital, revealing
a world-famous metropolis that has been resurrected and redefined
time and again. Although the Acropolis remains the city's anchor,
Athens' vibrant culture extends far beyond the Greek city's antique
boundaries. James H. S. McGregor points out how the cityscape
preserves signs of the many actors who have crossed its historical
stage. Alexander the Great incorporated Athens into his empire, as
did the Romans. Byzantine Christians repurposed Greek temples, the
Parthenon included, into churches. From the thirteenth to fifteenth
centuries, the city's language changed from French to Spanish to
Italian, as Crusaders and adventurers from different parts of
Western Europe took turns sacking and administering the city. An
Islamic Athens took root following the Ottoman conquest of 1456 and
remained in place for nearly four hundred years, until Greek
patriots finally won independence in a blood-drenched revolution.
Since then, Athenians have endured many hardships, from Nazi
occupation and military coups to famine and economic crisis. Yet,
as McGregor shows, the history of Athens is closer to a heroic epic
than a Greek tragedy. Richly supplemented with maps and
illustrations, Athens paints a portrait of one of the world's great
cities, designed for travelers as well as armchair students of
urban history.
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