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Men of Athens
Men of Athens
 
Logic/Rhetoric Level Supplement
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In these short stories, Olivia Coolidge puts flesh and blood on the
history of the Golden Age of Athens-a highly colored panorama of the
times and men who made the glory of Athens Golden Age. Here is the
barbaric splendor of the Persian court of Sardis; a stirring view of the
battle of Salamis; here is Themistocles, the ambassador from Athens,
cleverly outmaneuvering the smug and simple Spartans; Criton, the
athlete, defending the honor of his city at the Olympic games; the
battle of the marketplace where even a potter strives for an excellence
worthy of his city. Finally after the flashing brilliance of Athens at
its height of power, there is a moving account of the day that Socrates
is condemned to death, a verdict that seems to spell the death of Athens
itself. A true visit to the world of the Athenian century!

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