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THE STORY OF ATHENS

The Atthidographers were a series of historians who chronicled the local

history of Athens. From the end of the ﬁ fth century to the middle of the

third several authors wrote Atthides and their works have survived only

in fragments (about 300 in all), many of which are crucial sources of

information for the ancient historian. The Story of Athens represents a

unique combination of oral and written traditions of Attika, the land of

Athens, from mythical to historical times, written in chronicle form. This is

the ﬁ rst time that the fragments of all the Atthidographers have been made

available in an accessible translation for the use of students and teachers.

The fragments are presented in chronological order (rather than author

by author), so as to aid the reader in visualizing the shape of the Athenian

Chronicle. With an introduction that situates the genre in its historiographic

context and commentary throughout, this book explores Athenian religion

and cults, political history, military events and much more through the extant

fragments of the Athenian chroniclers.

Phillip Harding is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Classical, Near

Eastern and Religious Studies at The University of British Columbia.

THE STORY OF ATHENS

The fragments of the local chronicles of Attika

Edited and translated

and with an introduction

and commmentary by

Phillip Harding

First published 2008

by Routledge

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Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada

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ISBN 0-203-44834-0 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN10: 0–415–33808–5 (hbk)

ISBN10: 0–415–33809–3 (pbk)

ISBN10: 0–203–44834–0 (ebk)

ISBN13: 978–0–415–33808–0 (hbk)

ISBN13: 978–0–415–33809–7 (pbk)

ISBN13: 978–0–203–44834–2 (ebk)

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