Athens, Thrace, and the shaping of Athenian leadership / Matthew A. Sears, Wabash College.

"From the mid-sixth to the mid-fourth century BCE a nexus of connections to Thrace defined the careers of several of Athens' most prominent figures, including Pisistratus, Miltiades, Alcibiades and Iphicrates. This book explores the importance of Thrace to these individuals and its resulti...

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Main Author: Sears, Matthew A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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505 0 |a Introduction: egalitarianism, ambition, and the disciples of Thrace -- Thrace as resource and refuge I: the Pisistratids to Thucydides -- Thrace as resource and refuge II: Alcibiades to Iphicrates -- Athenian ambivalence towards Thracians and Thracophiles -- The cultural appeal of Thrace for the Athenian elite -- Thrace as military academy -- Epilogue: Chares and Charidemus in the Macedonian world. 
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