Phocion the Good (Routledge Revivals)
Plutarch’s Life of Phocion has not been closely analysed since 1840. Lawrence Tritle''s study, first published in 1988, offers a new assessment of this significant and complex personality, whilst illuminating the political climate in which he thrived.
Though often thought to be of humble origin, Phocion was educated in Plato’s Academy, rose to prominence in the innermost circles of Athenian politi...
Plutarch’s Life of Phocion has not been closely analysed since 1840. Lawrence Tritle''s study, first published in 1988, offers a new assessment of this significant and complex personality, whilst illuminating the political climate in which he thrived.
Though often thought to be of humble origin, Phocion was educated in Plato’s Academy, rose to prominence in the innermost circles of Athenian politi...
