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Subject(s)

• Thebes (Greece)—History [Browse]
• Greece—History—Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C. [Browse]

Series

Routledge revivals. [More in this series]

Summary note

In the fifth century BC Thebes, faced with the challenges presented by defeat and disgrace in the Persian Wars - it had sided with the invaders - succeeded not only in regaining its former prominence, but also in laying the groundwork for its hegemony of Greece in the early part of the fourth century. In Thebes in the Fifth Century, first published in 1982, Nancy Demand examines the political and military history of this renowned city, as well as a number of other aspects of Theban culture and society: its physical layout, religious cults, poetry and music, arts, crafts and ph

Notes

First published in 1982 by Routledge and Kegan Paul Limited.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Language note

English

Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The city
• 3. Theban political and military history during the fifth century
• 4. The cults of the fifth-century Thebes
• 5. Philosophy in Thebes
• 6. The muses
• 7. The arts and crafts
• 8. Conclusion.

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ISBN

• 1-138-02105-9
• 1-315-77807-6
• 1-317-69537-2
• 1-317-69538-0

OCLC

897457119

Doi

• 10.4324/9781315778075

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