Ancient Greece : Social and Historical Documents from Archaic Times to the Death of Alexander the Great

ISBN-13: 9780415473293 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 624 str.

Matthew Dillon;Lynda Garland

Opis

In this revised and updated edition, the authors present a wide range of documents on Greek social and political history from 800 to 399 BC, from all over the Greek World.

In this revised edition, Matthew Dillon and Lynda Garland have expanded the chronological range of Ancient Greece to include the Greek world of the fourth century. The sourcebook now ranges from the first lines of Greek literature to the death of Alexander the Great. It covers not only the chronological, political history of ancient Greece, but also deals with numerous aspects of Greek society, such as slavery, religion, and women.

The linking commentaries provide students with the necessary information to understand the source extracts and what they reveal about the ancient Greeks. The sources chosen focus on the main cities of ancient Greece - Athens and Sparta - but also draw in a wide range of material concerning the Greeks in Egypt, Italy, Sicily, Asia Minor and the Black Sea. The sources are chosen not only from the major literary authors but cover a wide selection of writers, and also are taken from a variety of sources: inscriptions, graffiti, law codes, epitaphs, decrees, drama and poetry, and many non-Athenian authors are included.

Ancient Greece: third edition, will be a definitive collection of source material on the society and culture of the Greeks and an invaluable resource for students.

Spis treści

1. The Polis: The Greek City-State 2. Colonization  3. Religion in the Greek World  4. Women, Sexuality, and the Family  5. Labour: Slaves, Serfs and Citizens  6. Sparta  7. Tyrants and Tyranny  8. The Law-givers: Drakon and Solon  9. Peisistratos and his Sons  10. Kleisthenes the Reformer  11. The Persian Wars  12. The Delian League and the Pentekontaetia  13. The Peloponnesian War and its Aftermath  14. The Rise of Macedon  15. Alexander "the Great", 336-323 BC  16. The Ancient Sources

O autorze

Matthew Dillon is an Associate Professor in Ancient History in the School of Humanities, University of New England, Australia. His main research interests are Ancient Greek History, and Religion.
Lynda Garland is Professor and Head of the School of Humanities, University of New England, Australia. Her main research interests are in the areas of Ancient History and Byzantine Studies.