The ancient Greeks : history and culture from archaic times to the death of Alexander / Matthew Dillon and Lynda Garland
- Bib ID:
- 6149590
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Dillon, Matthew, 1963-
- Description:
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- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013
- xxxiii, 656 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9780415471442
- 0415471443
- 9780415471435
- 0415471435
- Summary:
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"The Ancient Greeks: History and Culture from Archaic Times to the Death of Alexander offers students a comprehensive introduction to the history and culture of the ancient Greek world 800-323 BC. The Ancient Greeks moves beyond political history to include social sections on women, religion and slaves. Including illustrations, maps, a chronological table and close referencing to Ancient Greece: Social and Historical Documents from Archaic Times to the Death of Alexander, this book will provide support for courses in ancient Greek history and civilization"--
- Full contents:
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- The Polis : the Greek city-state
- Colonisation
- Religion in the Greek world
- Women. sexuality, and the family
- Labour : slaves, serfs and citizens
- Sparta
- Tyrants and tyranny
- The law-givers : Drakon and Solon
- Peisistratos and his sons
- Kleisthenes the reformer
- The Persian Wars
- The Delian League and the Pentekontaetia
- The Peloponnesian War and its aftermath
- The rise of Macedon
- Alexander 'the Great' of Macedon, 336-323 BC.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Garland, Lynda, 1955-
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 2013
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