Written By Four Leading Authorities On The Classical World, Here Is A New History Of Ancient Greece That Dynamically Presents A Generation Of New Scholarship On The Birthplace Of Western Civilization. Ranging From Greece's First Beginnings In The Bronze Age Through The Tumultuous Hellenistic Era That Followed The Death Of Alexander The Great, This Volume Offers A Truly Wide-ranging Portrait, Blending The Traditional Political And Military Approach With Explorations Of Social And Cultural History. Throughout The Book, The Authors Trace The Gradual Evolution Of Greek Culture, Revealing How The Early Greeks Borrowed From Their Neighbors But Eventually Developed A Distinctive Culture Of Their Own, Marked By Astonishing Creativity, Versatility, And Resilience.--jacket. I. Early Greece And The Bronze Age -- Ii. Dark Age Of Greece And The Eighth-century Renaissance (c. 1150-700 B.c.) -- Iii. Archaic Greece (c. 700-500 B.c.) -- Iv. Sparta -- V. Growth Of Athens And The Persian Wars -- Vi. Rivalries Of The Greek City-states And The Growth Of Athenian Democracy -- Vii. Greece On The Eve Of The Peloponnesian War -- Viii. Peloponnesian War -- Ix. Crisis Of The Polis And The Age Of Shifting Hegemonies -- X. Phillip Ii And The Rise Of Macedon -- Xi. Alexander The Great -- Xii. Alexander's Successors And The Cosmopolis. By Sarah B. Pomeroy ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
Categories:
- History
- World
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Author : Pomeroy, Sarah B.,Burstein, Stanley M.,Donlan, Walter,Roberts, Jennifer Tolbert
Language : English
Edition : New Ed
Published :1999-01-21
Number Of Pages : 544
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0195097432
ISBN-13 : 9780195097436
Item weight : 2 lb
Dimensions : 1.1 in x 7.3 in x 9.1 in
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