Ancient Greece: Social and Historical Documents from Archaic Times to the Death of Alexander the Great

ISBN-13: 9780415473309 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 624 str.

Matthew Dillon

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.

Recenzje

'The ideal companion to a political or cultural history of ancient Greece...the anthology is unrivalled...Very useful!' - International Review of Biblical Studies, Germany

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.