Download or read book The Rise and Fall of Athens written by Plutarch and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1973-09-27 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine Greek biographies illustrate the rise and fall of Athens, from the legendary days of Theseus, the city's founder, through Solon, Themistocles, Aristides, Cimon, Pericles, Nicias, and Alcibiades, to the razing of its walls by Lysander.