A review by rpych2
The Rise of Athens: The Story of the World's Greatest Civilization by Anthony Everitt

4.0

Ancient Athens is one of my favorite historical places of all time, so it’s obvious that this one would catch my eye when browsing a bookstore. And this was a really informative book, while still being easy enough to read where it wasn’t a slog. I liked the Socrates accounts, but my favorite part was the chapters on the war with Sparta. Definitely one of the more fun nonfiction books I’ve read lately.