The Fall of the Athenian Empire Kagan Hardback MB – Cornell University Press

The Fall of the Athenian EmpireAuthor(s): Donald Kagan\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cornell University Press, United States\nImprint: Cornell University Press\nISBN-13: 9780801419355, 978-0801419355\nSynopsis\n\""The fourth volume in Kagan's history of ancient Athens, which has been called one of the major achievements of modern historical scholarship, begins with the ill-fated Sicilian expedition of 413 [url] and ends with the surrender of Athens to Sparta in 404 [url] Richly documented, precise in detail, it is also extremely well-written, linking it to a tradition of historical narrative that has become rare in our time.\""\n ? Virginia Quarterly Review\n\n In the fourth and final volume of his magisterial history of the Peloponnesian War, Donald Kagan examines the period from the destruction of Athens' Sicilian expedition in September of 413 [url] to the Athenian surrender to Sparta in the spring of 404 [url] Through his study of this last decade of the war, Kagan evaluates the pe.