The Ancient Greeks : History and Culture from Archaic Times to the Death of Alexander

ISBN-13: 9780415471442 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 704 str.

Classics And an Matthew Dillon; Lynda Garland

Opis

Offers an introduction to the history and culture of the ancient Greek world 800-323 BC. Including illustrations, maps, a chronological table and close referencing to "Ancient Greece: Social and Historical Documents from Archaic Times to the Death of Alexander", this book provides support for courses in ancient Greek history and civilization.

Spis treści

1. The polis: the Greek city-state  2. Colonisation  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 of Athens: 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' of Macedon, 336-323 BC