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Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langj�igem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag berieben, beschabt und leicht ausgeblichen, kleine Randl�ren, Fu�chnitt minimal verschmutzt, sonst sehr guter Zustand / Dust jacket rubbed, scuffed and slightly faded, small marginal tears, bottom edge minimally soiled, otherwise very good condition. - Phocion of Athens has remained the most enigmatic of Plutarch�s heroes. Though often thought to be poor and of humble origin. Phocion was educated in Plato�s Academy, was prominent in the innermost circles of Athenian society and politics, and was known as a soldier throughout the Greek World. Plutarch�s Life of Phocion has not been closely analysed since 1840; by examining the text in detail, this present study gives a totally new assessment of this significant and complex personality, while shedding important light on the history of fourth-century Athens. The author traces the origins and development of the historical tradition that so shaped an image of the �Good� Phocion that his actual achievements as politician and general were all but lost. Here, rescued from obscurity, Phocion can now be seen in the context of fourth-century Athens: as a major political leader, as a worthy opponent of Philip of Macedon, and as a champion of a politics of justice rather than of the traditional politics of enmity. / CONTENTS List of Diagrams and Maps Preface Abbreviations Introduction 1. Plutarch�s Life of Phocion 2. Plutarch and His Sources 3. Family and Friends 4. The Hero of Naxos 5. Phocion: General of Athens 6. Phocion the Politician 7. Phocionic Athens 8. The Philosopher in Politics Appendices 1. Non-Plutarchan Sources for Phocion 2. The Date of Glaucippus� Speech Against Phocion 3. The Chronology of the Egyptian Campaigns of Artaxerxes III Notes Bibliography Index. ISBN 9780709943631