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A popular history of how the ancient world turned from a democracy to a monarchy and “shine[s] a light on the culture that bloomed as Athens faded.” ( The Daily Mail) Athens, 404 BC. The Democratic city-state has been ravaged by a long and bloody war with neighboring Sparta. The search for scapegoats begins and Athens, liberty's beacon in the ancient world, turns its sword on its own way of life. Civil war and much bloodshed ensue. Defining moments of Greek history, culture, politics, religion and identity are debated ferociously in Athenian board rooms, back streets and battlefields. By 323 BC, Athens and the rest of Greece, not to mention a large part of the known world, has come under the control of an absolute monarch and a model for despots for millennia to come: Alexander the Great. In this superb popular history, Michael Scott explores the dramatic and little-known story of how the ancient world went from democracy to monarchy in less than 100 years.  A superb example of popular history writing, From Democrats to King s gives us a fresh take on the challenges we face today as democracies—old and new—fight for survival, in which war-time and peace-time have become indisti

Author

Michael Scott

Publisher

The Overlook Press

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781468302806

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

3.72 / 5 (86 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14