Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece - Paul Cartledge torrent

Category: Adults, History
Language: EnglishKeywords: 5th Century BC Athens City-states Rivalry Sparta
Written by Paul Cartledge
Read by David Timson
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged
· Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
· Release date: 09-22-20
· Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Among the extensive writing available about the history of ancient Greece, there is precious little about the city-state of Thebes. At one point the most powerful city in ancient Greece, Thebes has been long overshadowed by its better-known rivals, Athens and Sparta. In Thebes:
From its role as an ancient political power, to its destruction at the hands of Alexander the Great as punishment for a failed revolt, to its eventual restoration by Alexander’s successor, Cartledge deftly chronicles the rise and fall of the ancient city. He recounts the history with deep clarity and mastery for the subject and makes clear both the difference and the interconnections between the Thebes of myth and the Thebes of history. Written in clear prose and illustrated with images in two color inserts, Thebes is a gripping read for students of ancient history and those looking to experience the real city behind the myths of Cadmus, Hercules, and Oedipus.
“….In real life, Thebes was too close to Athens for comfort, and Athens often waged war against Thebes as a result. It was also relatively close to Sparta, Corinth, and other sometime rivals and sometime allies, and it was in the path of the invading Persians during the reign of Xerxes, when Theban soldiers died nobly alongside Spartans and Athenians at Thermopylae. In the pivotal fifth century B.C.E., “mainland Greek history can be seen as playing out within the frame of the fateful Thebes-Athens-Sparta triangle.” The Thebes of history too often suffered loss…. The cultural contributions were many, but all the same Thebes was overshadowed, and Cartledge’s well-paced, illuminating survey shows why that should not be the case. This is a welcome addition to any phi Hellenic library by a reliable, readable interpreter of the ancient past. “…Kirkus Reviews
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· Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
· Release date: 09-22-20
· Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Among the extensive writing available about the history of ancient Greece, there is precious little about the city-state of Thebes. At one point the most powerful city in ancient Greece, Thebes has been long overshadowed by its better-known rivals, Athens and Sparta. In Thebes:

From its role as an ancient political power, to its destruction at the hands of Alexander the Great as punishment for a failed revolt, to its eventual restoration by Alexander’s successor, Cartledge deftly chronicles the rise and fall of the ancient city. He recounts the history with deep clarity and mastery for the subject and makes clear both the difference and the interconnections between the Thebes of myth and the Thebes of history. Written in clear prose and illustrated with images in two color inserts, Thebes is a gripping read for students of ancient history and those looking to experience the real city behind the myths of Cadmus, Hercules, and Oedipus.

“….In real life, Thebes was too close to Athens for comfort, and Athens often waged war against Thebes as a result. It was also relatively close to Sparta, Corinth, and other sometime rivals and sometime allies, and it was in the path of the invading Persians during the reign of Xerxes, when Theban soldiers died nobly alongside Spartans and Athenians at Thermopylae. In the pivotal fifth century B.C.E., “mainland Greek history can be seen as playing out within the frame of the fateful Thebes-Athens-Sparta triangle.” The Thebes of history too often suffered loss…. The cultural contributions were many, but all the same Thebes was overshadowed, and Cartledge’s well-paced, illuminating survey shows why that should not be the case. This is a welcome addition to any phi Hellenic library by a reliable, readable interpreter of the ancient past. “…Kirkus Reviews

This mp3 version was requested.

m4b version..
https://audiobookbay.is/asbs/thebes-the-forgotten-city-of-ancient-greece-paul-anthony-cartledge/