From democrats to kings
Subtitle: the brutal dawn of a new world from the downfall of Athens to the rise of Alexander the Great
By: Michael Scott
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Overlook Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9781590203910
Subjects: History
Description: Explores how ancient Greece went from a democratic city-state to an monarchical empire, in a book that also looks on parallel issues in the twenty-first century, when war-time and peace-time have become indistinguishable.
Notes: Originally published: London : Icon, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-268) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: one man's dream; title: Flute players and pick axes; title: The city of (crass) long-haired warriors; title: Dancing with the Persian king; title: 'Serious business for tomorrow'; title: The vegetarian philosopher and the body-building philanthropist; title: The slippery fish; title: The clash of philosopher and tyrant; title: The implosion of Greece; title: The cow's bladder, the love curse and the caricature; title: Ten years that changed the ancient world: 362-352 BC; title: Survival strategies; title: Saviour or tyrant?; title: The final showdown; title: From father to son; title: Ruling the ancient world; title: You've never had it so good; title: A new world; title: Epilogue: from democrats to kings.