Thebes

The riveting, definitive account of the ancient Greek city of Thebes, by the acclaimed author of The Spartans —now in paperback Among the extensive writing available about the history of ancient Greece, there is precious little about the city-state of Thebes. At one point the most powerful city in ancient Greece, Thebes has been long overshadowed by its better-known rivals, Athens and Sparta. In Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece , acclaimed classicist and historian Paul Cartledge brin