![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Last of the Wine I found on a comparative list of books called ‘If you liked The Song of Achilles, you may like. ↠ Genre: Modern Classics Historical Fiction LGBTQ+ As their relationship develops against the background of famine, siege and civil conflict, Mary Renault expertly conveys the intricacies of classical Greek culture. 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. Alexias finds himself drawn to the controversial teachings of Socrates, following him even though it at times endangers both his own life and his family’s place in society. The adult world he enters is one in which the power and influence of his class have been undermined by the forces of war. ![]() “But Neon always said to Lysis, “How is beautiful Alexias?” and Lysis would say, “Still beautiful.”Īlexias, a young Athenian of good family, comes of age during the last phases of the Peloponnesian War. ![]()
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