Synopses & Reviews
"Accessible and punchy... a wide readership cannot fail to be entertained as well as instructed about a world that is both familiar and alien, modern as well as ancient."--Paul Cartledge, author of Thermopylae. "It's admirable of Michael Scott to shine a light on the forgotten 4th century, and he's engaging about the culture that bloomed as Athens faded." -The Daily Mail
Synopsis
Michael Scott explores the dramatic and little-known story of how the ancient world was turned from a democracy into a monarchy in this superb example of popular history writing.
Synopsis
This popular history traces developments in fourth century Greece, from the fall of Athens in the Peloponnesian war to the triumph of Philip of Macedon and the campaigns of Alexander. This is not a period that is particularly well served by books for the general reader, possibly because there is no one overarching narrative, but Michael Scott does the job admirably, making the complex political landscape both clear and accessible. He also makes a convincing case for the importance of this neglected period, primarily because of the enormous political changes to which the title refers.