Athens from Alexander to Antony

Athens from Alexander to Antony by Habicht, Christian. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780674051126.

From the heights of empire to the depths of Roman subjugation, Athens fortunes seemed to be on a downward spiral after Alexander the Greats effective takeover in 323 BC. Yet even though foreign policy and foreign domination was effectively taken out of her hands, Greeces greatest polis never lost autonomy in internal affairs. Culturally, intellectually and socially, Athens retained a leading role throughout the Hellenistic period; in this book, Habicht documents both the struggles and the continuing vitality of one of the most important cities in Western civilization.