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Pericles and the Conquest of History
Loren J. Samons (II)
其他書名
A Political Biography
出版
Cambridge University Press
, 2016-01-05
主題
Biography & Autobiography / Historical
Biography & Autobiography / Political
History / Ancient / General
History / Ancient / Greece
History / Europe / Greece
History / Social History
Philosophy / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy
Political Science / Comparative Politics
Political Science / History & Theory
Social Science / Archaeology
ISBN
1107110149
9781107110144
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=-74wCwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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As the most famous and important political leader in Athenian history, Pericles has featured prominently in descriptions and analysis of Athenian democracy from antiquity to the present day. Although contemporary historians have tended to treat him as representative of values like liberty and equality, Loren J. Samons, II demonstrates that the quest to make Athens the preeminent power in Greece served as the central theme of Pericles' career. More nationalist than humanist and less rationalist than populist, Pericles' vision for Athens rested on the establishment of an Athenian reputation for military success and the citizens' willingness to sacrifice in the service of this goal. Despite his own aristocratic (if checkered) ancestry, Pericles offered the common and collective Athenian people the kind of fame previously available only to heroes and nobleman, a goal made all the more attractive because of the Athenians' defensiveness about Athens' lackluster early history.