Robin Waterfield, Author . Basic $27.50 (400p) ISBN 978-0-465-09063-1
Athens will host the Olympic Games in 2004, perhaps restoring some glory to a city that, according to Waterfield, has seen better days. In this fast-paced history, Waterfield, who has translated many works from ancient Greek, chronicles the rise and
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Robin Waterfield, Author . Norton $27.95 (253p) ISBN 978-0-393-06527-5
Socrates and Alcibiades were an unlikely couple: an ugly old philosopher and a charming, intelligent, ambitious and arrogant aristocrat. The fallout from this relationship and an unpopular war toppled the world's most significant philosophical...
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Robin Waterfield. Oxford Univ., $27.95 (320p) ISBN 978-0-1999-1689-4
In general, there are several go-to topics in Roman history that invariably prove the most popular, regardless of audience or historical moment: Rome’s efficient politics, charismatic leaders, inexorable decline, and a smattering of made-for-TV...
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