Dimensions
131 x 199 x 23mm
Stunningly detailed, thrillingly plotted, and filled with characters who live and breathe on the page, 'The Last Of The Wine' is a masterpiece of the art of historical fiction from one of its greatest practitioners.
In the fifth century B. C., Alexias, a young Athenian of good family, reaches manhood during the last phases of the Peloponnesian War. The adult world he enters is one in which the power and influence of his class have been undermined by the forces of war. Alexias finds himself drawn to the controversial teachings of Sokrates, following him even though it at times endangers both his own life and his family's place in society.
Among the great teacher's followers Alexias meets Lysis, and the two youths become inseparable- together they wrestle in the palaestra, journey to the Olympic Games, and fight in the wars against Sparta. As their relationship develops against the background of famine, siege, and civil conflict, Mary Renault expertly conveys the intricacies of classical Greek culture.
