Author: John Bagnell Bury Publisher: Good Press ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 714
Book Description
J. B. Bury's History of Ancient Greece has been one of the most influential authorities on the Ancient Greece for over one century. This book presents the complete political history of Ancient Greece from its earliest beginnings in 3rd millennium B.C. all the way until the death of Alexander the Great. Contents: Greece and the Aegean The Beginnings of Greece and the Heroic Age The Expansion of Greece Growth of Sparta - Fall of the Aristocracies The Union of Attica and the Foundation of the Athenian Democracy Growth of Athens in the Sixth Century The Advance of Persia to the Aegean The Perils of Greece - the Persian and Punic Invasions The Foundation of the Athenian Empire The Athenian Empire Under the Guidance of Pericles The Decline and Downfall of the Athenian Empire The Spartan Supremacy and the Persian War The Revival of Athens and Her Second League The Hegemony of Thebes The Syracusan Empire and the Struggle With Carthage The Rise of Macedonia The Conquest of Persia The Conquest of the Far East
Author: John Bagnell Bury Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 716
Book Description
J. B. Bury's History of Ancient Greece has been one of the most influential authorities on the Ancient Greece for over one century. This book presents the complete political history of Ancient Greece from its earliest beginnings in 3rd millennium B.C. all the way until the death of Alexander the Great. Contents: Greece and the Aegean The Beginnings of Greece and the Heroic Age The Expansion of Greece Growth of Sparta - Fall of the Aristocracies The Union of Attica and the Foundation of the Athenian Democracy Growth of Athens in the Sixth Century The Advance of Persia to the Aegean The Perils of Greece - the Persian and Punic Invasions The Foundation of the Athenian Empire The Athenian Empire Under the Guidance of Pericles The Decline and Downfall of the Athenian Empire The Spartan Supremacy and the Persian War The Revival of Athens and Her Second League The Hegemony of Thebes The Syracusan Empire and the Struggle With Carthage The Rise of Macedonia The Conquest of Persia The Conquest of the Far East
Author: John Bagnell Bury Publisher: Good Press ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 714
Book Description
J. B. Bury's History of Ancient Greece has been one of the most influential authorities on the Ancient Greece for over one century. This book presents the complete political history of Ancient Greece from its earliest beginnings in 3rd millennium B.C. all the way until the death of Alexander the Great. Contents: Greece and the Aegean The Beginnings of Greece and the Heroic Age The Expansion of Greece Growth of Sparta - Fall of the Aristocracies The Union of Attica and the Foundation of the Athenian Democracy Growth of Athens in the Sixth Century The Advance of Persia to the Aegean The Perils of Greece - the Persian and Punic Invasions The Foundation of the Athenian Empire The Athenian Empire Under the Guidance of Pericles The Decline and Downfall of the Athenian Empire The Spartan Supremacy and the Persian War The Revival of Athens and Her Second League The Hegemony of Thebes The Syracusan Empire and the Struggle With Carthage The Rise of Macedonia The Conquest of Persia The Conquest of the Far East
Author: John Bagnell Bury Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 802
Book Description
The "Ancient Greece" is a comprehensive history of Greece which covers the period of over 2000 years and follows emergence, rise and decline of one of the greatest civilizations in the history of the world. Contents: Greece and the Aegean The Heroic and the Greek Dark Ages The Beginnings of Greece and the Heroic Age The Expansion of Greece Archaic Greece Growth of Sparta - Fall of the Aristocracies The Union of Attica and the Foundation of the Athenian Democracy Growth of Athens in the Sixth Century The Advance of Persia to the Aegean Classical Greece The Perils of Greece - the Persian and Punic Invasions The Foundation of the Athenian Empire The Athenian Empire Under the Guidance of Pericles The Decline and Downfall of the Athenian Empire The Spartan Supremacy and the Persian War The Revival of Athens and Her Second League The Hegemony of Thebes The Syracusan Empire and the Struggle With Carthage Macedonian Hegemony The Rise of Macedonia The Conquest of Persia The Conquest of the Far East The Hellenistic Age
Author: John Bagnell Bury Publisher: e-artnow ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 808
Book Description
Musaicum Books presents to you this ultimate collection about the History of Ancient Greece. Contents: Greece and the Aegean The Heroic and the Greek Dark Ages The Beginnings of Greece and the Heroic Age The Expansion of Greece Archaic Greece Growth of Sparta - Fall of the Aristocracies The Union of Attica and the Foundation of the Athenian Democracy Growth of Athens in the Sixth Century The Advance of Persia to the Aegean Classical Greece The Perils of Greece - the Persian and Punic Invasions The Foundation of the Athenian Empire The Athenian Empire Under the Guidance of Pericles The Decline and Downfall of the Athenian Empire The Spartan Supremacy and the Persian War The Revival of Athens and Her Second League The Hegemony of Thebes The Syracusan Empire and the Struggle With Carthage Macedonian Hegemony The Rise of Macedonia The Conquest of Persia The Conquest of the Far East The Hellenistic Age
Author: Simon Hornblower Publisher: Psychology Press ISBN: 9780415163262 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 424
Book Description
The Greek World479'¬ ;323 BChas been an indispensable guide to classical Greek history since its first publication. Simon Hornblower has comprehensively re-written and revised his original text, bringing it up-to-date for a new generation of readers. The extensive changes include: two important new chapters '¬ ;Argos, and the Peloponnesian War the incorporation of further primary sources more than thirty new illustrations the insertion of user-friendly subheadings a completely updated bibliography. With valuable coverage of the broader Mediterranean world in which Greek culture flourished, as well as close examination of Athens, Sparta, and the other great city-states of Greece itself, this third edition of a classic work is a more essential read than ever before.
Author: P. J. Rhodes Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1444358588 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 502
Book Description
Thoroughly updated and revised, the second edition of this successful and widely praised textbook offers an account of the ‘classical’ period of Greek history, from the aftermath of the Persian Wars in 478 BC to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC. Two important new chapters have been added, covering life and culture in the classical Greek world Features new pedagogical tools, including textboxes, and a comprehensive chronological table of the West, mainland Greece, and the Aegean Enlarged and additional maps and illustrative material Covers the history of an important period, including: the flourishing of democracy in Athens; the Peloponnesian war, and the conquests of Alexander the Great Focuses on the evidence for the period, and how the evidence is to be interpreted
Author: David Sacks Publisher: ISBN: 9780788194542 Category : Languages : en Pages : 306
Book Description
Provides over 550 entries describing the people, places, & events of more than 2,000 years of Greek civilization. Includes not only poets, politicians, & rulers but also topics relating to the everyday lives of average citizens, women, & slaves. Written for the student of history & the general reader, the comprehensive A-to-Z entries bring together the seminal thought & diverse voices of this culture & its enormous legacy in one volume. The entries span more than 2,000 years, from the beginning of Minoan civilization in the 3rd millennium B.C. to the Roman annexation of mainland Greece in 146 B.C. Completely cross-referenced, with over 70 line drawings.
Author: Lesley Adkins Publisher: ISBN: Category : Greece Languages : en Pages : 488
Book Description
Who were the Titans? How did the Greek alphabet evolve? What sort of weapons did the Greek warriors use? Three millennia of life in ancient Greece, from the advent of the Minoan civilization through the rise and fall of numerous city states, the emergence of democracy and the huge expansion of the Greek world under Alexander the Great to the Roman conquest of 30 BCE, are explored in this guide to the history, archaeology, literature and culture of ancient Greece. Chapters covering: civilizations, city-states and empires; rulers and leaders; military affairs; geography of the Greek world; economy, trade and transport; towns and countryside; written evidence; religion and mythology; art, science and philosophy; everyday life.
Author: John Bagnell Bury
Author: John Bagnell Bury
Author: John Bagnell Bury
Author: John Bagnell Bury
Author: John Bagnell Bury
Author: Simon Hornblower
Author: P. J. Rhodes
Author: David Sacks
Author: Lesley Adkins
Author: Lesley Adkins