{"product_id":"song-of-wrath-the-peloponnesian-war-begins","title":"Song of Wrath: The Peloponnesian War Begins","description":"ix, [1], 566 pp. 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.","brand":"Basic Books \/ Perseus Books Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40799681839174,"sku":"2338879","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1232\/9510\/products\/2338879.jpg?v=1699048926","url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/song-of-wrath-the-peloponnesian-war-begins","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}