Athens

  • Athens
    By John Fisher, Nick Edwards, Paul Hellander

    Credits. Text editors: Fran Sandham Layout: Diana Jarvis, Daniel May Photography: Paul Hellander Cartography: Draughtsman Ltd, Miles Irving, Katie Lloyd-Jones, Ed Wright. The. authors. John Fisher co-authored the first edition of the ...

  • Athens
    By Patrick Garbin

    Pictured in 2012, friends Frank Platt (left) and James “Jimmy” Hurley originally met in Atlanta, but both became prominent African American figures in Athens. Platt was one of the city's first black policemen and served as chief of ...

  • Athens
    By AAA Publishing, Mike Gerrard, AAA Staff

    This value-packed, best selling series has been redesigned and reinvigorated so that it now combines its time-tested features plus exciting new ideas -- all enhanced by easy-to-read layouts, a bolder look, and eye-catching covers.

  • Athens: City of Wisdom
    By Bruce Clark

    From the legal reforms of the lawmaker Solon in the sixth century BCE to the travails of early twenty-first century Athens, as it struggles with the legacy of the economic crises of the 2000s, Clark brings the city's history to life, ...

  • Athens: A History
    By Bruce Clark

    A new narrative history of Athens, telling the three-thousand-year story of the birthplace of Western civilization.

  • Athens
    By James H. S. McGregor

    The pillaging of Thebes may have been the work of soldiers on a rampage, but most authoritiesconsider ita deliberate action on Alexander's part. Conscious that the rest of the Greece was waiting to see what happened at Thebes, ...

  • Athens: A History
    By Bruce Clark

    Giraud invited the visitors onto his boat and gave them a quick, cautious account of the situation. ... She confirms that the local Greeks, while willing to give the Venetians a cautious welcome, 'salted away all their possessions' for ...

  • Athens: The City as University
    By Niall Livingstone

    Performance Culture and Athenian Democracy, Cambridge. Gottesman, A. 2014. Politics and the Street in Democratic Athens. Cambridge. Graff, R. 2001. Reading and the 'Written Style' in Aristotle's Rhetoric. Rhetoric Society Quarterly, 31, ...

  • Athens: A History of the World's First Democracy
    By Thomas N. Mitchell

    A history of the world's first democracy from its beginnings in Athens circa fifth century B.C. to its downfall 200 years later The first democracy, established in ancient Greece more than 2,500 years ago, has served as the foundation for ...

  • Athens: A New Guide
    By Elizabeth Speller

    This timely guide for both first time visitorand long established Grecophile includes an up-to-date selection of cafes, restaurants and hotels, which reflect the best of Athens' eclectic character

  • Athens: City of Wisdom
    By Bruce Clark

    From the legal reforms of the lawmaker Solon in the sixth century BCE to the travails of early twenty-first century Athens, as it struggles with the legacy of the economic crises of the 2000s, Clark brings the city's history to life, ...

  • Athens
    By Gary L. Doster, Emily Jean Doster

    When the University of Georgia was founded in 1801, the city of Athens did not yet exist. The school's first classes were held under the trees, and Athens grew up around the school.

  • Athens: A Cultural History
    By Michael Llewellyn Smith

    Michael Llewellyn Smith describes the history and culture of Athens, site of the 2004 Olympic Games and city of monuments enduring, purged and restored.

  • Athens
    By Barrie Kerper

    ... Romantic Days and Nights in Washington , D.C. ( Globe Pequot Press ) . She has been featured on the Food Network's Food Fantasies series and has trav- eled often in Greece . The denim - shirted journalist at the next table has a system . He ...

  • Athens: A Cultural and Literary History
    By Michael Llewellyn Smith

    Michael Llewellyn Smith describes the history and culture of Athens, site of the 2004 Olympic Games and city of monuments enduring, purged and restored.

  • Athens: A History, From Ancient Ideal To Modern City
    By Robin Waterfield

    In this engaging and readable narrative, noted classicist and author Robin Waterfield traces the life and history of the city of Athens, with an emphasis on the classical period when, in the space of a century, Athens reached the pinnacle ...