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Yvonne Korshak Quote: “Aspasia had herself fallen into very good fortune. So good that at the age of twenty years, she’d probably used up the whole life’s portion of good luck that Tyche had allotted her. To make good fortune last – for herself and the child in her womb – would be up to her.”

1. “Aspasia had herself fallen into very good fortune. So good that at the age of twenty years, she’d probably used up the whole life’s portion of good luck that Tyche had allotted her. To make good fortune last – for herself and the child in her womb – would be up to her.”

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Yvonne Korshak Quote: “Temples are for the gods,” Thucydides said. “No city has the hubris to put her own citizens on a temple.” Phidias promised, “The Athenians will look like gods.”

2. “Temples are for the gods,” Thucydides said. “No city has the hubris to put her own citizens on a temple.” Phidias promised, “The Athenians will look like gods.”

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Yvonne Korshak Quote: “On the Acropolis, he’d thought she’d seen too much sun for a woman but in the courtyard, under the moon, her face, neck, and arms were as pale as the moon goddess. Allowing himself to imagine it was the moon goddess leading him upward was a way of climbing to the second story.”

3. “On the Acropolis, he’d thought she’d seen too much sun for a woman but in the courtyard, under the moon, her face, neck, and arms were as pale as the moon goddess. Allowing himself to imagine it was the moon goddess leading him upward was a way of climbing to the second story.”

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Yvonne Korshak Quote: “It had happened. Thucydides, his archrival, was a general. Glaucon, from his own tribe, was a general. And Pericles was no longer a general. He was just a citizen with one vote. And an idea.”

4. “It had happened. Thucydides, his archrival, was a general. Glaucon, from his own tribe, was a general. And Pericles was no longer a general. He was just a citizen with one vote. And an idea.”

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Yvonne Korshak Quote: “We’re not here to argue with you about the wisdom of our alliance that has kept the Persians at bay for forty years. An argument requires a measure of equality between those in the dispute and Samos is not the equal of Athens.”

5. “We’re not here to argue with you about the wisdom of our alliance that has kept the Persians at bay for forty years. An argument requires a measure of equality between those in the dispute and Samos is not the equal of Athens.”

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Yvonne Korshak Quote: “Pericles let a moment pass, then another. The Spartans needed time to set in balance the risks of accepting the offer and the joys of being rich. Not as much time as he’d expected, though.”

6. “Pericles let a moment pass, then another. The Spartans needed time to set in balance the risks of accepting the offer and the joys of being rich. Not as much time as he’d expected, though.”

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Yvonne Korshak Quote: “Running out the anchor line, the pirates babbled to one another, and in the tangle of their barbaric language, Aspasia listened for one word – Athens. It lit up the darkness in her mind, like the single glint her eyes fixed on above the distant gray-green hills.”

7. “Running out the anchor line, the pirates babbled to one another, and in the tangle of their barbaric language, Aspasia listened for one word – Athens. It lit up the darkness in her mind, like the single glint her eyes fixed on above the distant gray-green hills.”

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Yvonne Korshak Quote: “We had old architects and were working with what we had on hand. You’ve hired this new, young architect now, and, Pericles, I’m going to build you a statue of Athena – all gold and ivory, think of that, Pericles – and taller than our city walls.” Pericles raised his eyes toward the birds.”

8. “We had old architects and were working with what we had on hand. You’ve hired this new, young architect now, and, Pericles, I’m going to build you a statue of Athena – all gold and ivory, think of that, Pericles – and taller than our city walls.” Pericles raised his eyes toward the birds.”

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Yvonne Korshak Quote: “As Aristocleia raised her cup to toast Xanthippus, her gown slipped from her shoulders, exquisite as Aphrodite’s, and flowed like the water that slid over her naked breasts when she allowed him to watch her bathe. It was wonderful to possess a gem of a woman. It made a man feel beautiful and godlike himself, briefly.”

9. “As Aristocleia raised her cup to toast Xanthippus, her gown slipped from her shoulders, exquisite as Aphrodite’s, and flowed like the water that slid over her naked breasts when she allowed him to watch her bathe. It was wonderful to possess a gem of a woman. It made a man feel beautiful and godlike himself, briefly.”

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Yvonne Korshak Quote: “The softness, warmth and weight of her breast filled his palm. “I’ve imagined this for weeks,” he murmured. Thinking of her out there on the battlefield. In his tent. What more could a woman want? Quite a lot, actually.”

10. “The softness, warmth and weight of her breast filled his palm. “I’ve imagined this for weeks,” he murmured. Thinking of her out there on the battlefield. In his tent. What more could a woman want? Quite a lot, actually.”

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Yvonne Korshak Quote: “The water far below was black in the shadow of the ship. A plank creaked. She froze. No noisy jump. It would have to be a dive. Head down into darkness. She’d never dived at night.”

11. “The water far below was black in the shadow of the ship. A plank creaked. She froze. No noisy jump. It would have to be a dive. Head down into darkness. She’d never dived at night.”

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Yvonne Korshak Quote: “Part of the hem floated loose. She spun around again – the fabric tightened like wool on a spindle. She breathed in fear. The boat was farther away. She swung her head around – so was the shore.”

12. “Part of the hem floated loose. She spun around again – the fabric tightened like wool on a spindle. She breathed in fear. The boat was farther away. She swung her head around – so was the shore.”

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