Author(s): Robin Waterfield

History

If ever a city's present and future were bound up with the myth of its past, that city is Athens, whose culture is one of Europe's greatest legacies. Robin Waterfield's elegant and accessible book is the first and only history of the city from the ancient through to modern times, concentrating on Athens' zenith in classical times but also containing the story right up to the present day. Robin Waterfield, a classicist by training has translated many of the key texts for Penguin Classics and OUP, is intimate with the latest scholarship and travels to Greece every year. Author information: Robin Waterfield is the author of over twenty-five books, ranging from chidlren's fiction to biography and translations of ancient Greek texts. At present he is Writer in Residence at the University of Sussex.