Greek History: The Basics is a concise introduction to the study of Ancient Greece from the end of the Bronze Age (c. 1200BC) to the Hellenistic era. With a chapter on each key period of Greece's ancient history, the book covers all of the central topics, approaches and issues. Featuring maps, timelines, annotated guides to further reading and chapter summaries, this book is an ideal introduction for all students of Greek history.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction 1. Familiar but exotic: why Greece needs history 2. Inventing the Greek polis 3. How many Greeks were there and how did any of them survive? 4. Law, tyranny and the invention of politics 5. Making enemies 6. The city of freedom and expression 7. The unity and diversity of the Greek city 8. The time of Alexander the Great 9. The Hellenistic Era
