Fathers and Sons in Athens - 9780415041461

Fathers and Sons in AthensIdeology and Society in the Era of the Peloponnesian War\nAuthor(s): Barry Strauss\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415041461, 978-0415041461\nSynopsis\nAs history's first democracy, classical Athens invited political discourse. The Athenians, however could not completely separate the politicals from the private sphere; indeed father-son conflict, from patricide to murdering one's son, was a major public as well as a private theme. In a fascinating historical reappraisal, the author explores the consequences, for Athens and us, of the powerful influence of familial ideology on politics.