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The Rise and Fall of Athens
by Plutarch
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This Plutarch collection gives biographical sources for Athens from legendary Theseus through Solon, Themistocles, Aristides, Cimon, Pericles, Nicias, Alcibiades and Lysander. The lives cover the Persian Wars, the growth of Athenian power, the Peloponnesian War, Sicilian Expedition and the city’s eventual defeat. It is useful for readers who want people-centred accounts of battles, policies and public choices rather than a continuous chronological history.