ISBN : 9780190925369
Revised and updated throughout, the fourth edition of A Brief History of Ancient Greece presents the political, social, cultural, and economic history and civilization of ancient Greece in all its complexity and variety. Written by six leading ancient Greek historians, this captivating study covers Greek history from the Bronze Age into the Roman period.
List of Maps
Translations Used by Permission
Preface
Timeline
Introduction
Sources: How We Know About the Ancient Greeks
Retrieving the Past: The Material Record
Retrieving the Past: The Written RecordA Synopsis of Written Sources by Periods
The Physical Context: The Land of Greece
1. Early Greece and the Bronze Age
2. The Early Iron Age (c. 1200-750/700 BC)
3. Archaic Greece (c. 750/700-480 BC)
4. Sparta
5. The Growth of Athens and the Persian Wars
6. The Rivalries of the Greek City-States and the Growth of Athenian Democracy
7. Greek Life and Culture in the Fifth Century
8. The Peloponnesian War
9. The Fourth Century: Changing Ideas, Continuing Warfare
10. Philip II and Macedonian Supremacy
11. Alexander the Great
12. The New World of the Hellenistic Period
13. A Graeco-Roman World
Glossary
Art and Illustration Credits
Index
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"This is the best text on the market at acknowledging recent scholarly trends without cutting out the traditional material. The writing is clear and accessible. The maps and color illustrations add a lot of verve." - Andrew Alwine, College of Charleston
"A Brief History of Ancient Greece covers all the major topics in Ancient Greek history via a page-turning chronological narrative. Essentially, this is a finely balanced text, avoiding belabouring topics as well as giving coverage to all the major themes. Its major strengths are its readability, formatting (which fits my course's time frame), cost, and currency." - Montgomery Walker, Yakima Valley College