Song of Wrath

Song of Wrath tells the story of Classical Athens' victorious Ten Years' War (431-421 BC) against grim Sparta -- the first decade of the terrible Peloponnesian War that turned the Golden Age of Greece to lead. Historian J.E. Lendon presents a sweeping tale of pitched battles by land and sea sieges sacks raids and deeds of cruelty and guile -- along with courageous acts of mercy surprising charity austere restraint and arrogant resistance. Recounting the rise of democratic Athens to great-power status and the resulting fury of authoritarian Sparta Greece's traditional leader Lendon portrays the causes and strategy of the war as a duel over national honor a series of acts of revenge. A story of new pride challenging old Song of Wrath is the first work of Ancient Greek history for the post-cold-war generation.>