The rise of Athens: the story of the world's greatest civilization

How to be Greek

Three's company. National hero ; State of war ; The Persian mule

The invention of democracy. The shaking-off ; A friend of the poor ; Charioteers of the soul ; Inventing democracy

The Persian threat. Eastern raiders ; Fox as hedgehog ; Invasion ; "The acts of idiots" ; "O divine Salamis"

The empire builders. League of Nations ; The falling out ; The kindly ones ; "Crowned with violets"

The Great War. The prisoners on the island ; The man who knew nothing ; Downfall ; The end of democracy?

A long farewell. Sparta's turn ; Chaeronea : "fatal to liberty" ; Afterword : "a God-forsaken hole".

Introduction: how to be Greek

National hero

State of war

The Persian mule

The shaking-off

A friend of the poor

Charioteers of the soul

Inventing democracy

Eastern raiders

Fox as hedgehog

Invasion

"The acts of idiots"

"O divine Salamis"

League of Nations

The falling out

The kindly ones

"Crowned with violets"

The prisoners on the island

The man who knew nothing

Downfall

The end of democracy?

Sparta's turn

Chaeronea: "fatal to liberty"

Afterword: "a God-forsaken hole."