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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
N G L Hammond |
| ISBN: | 0198730969 9780198730965 0198730950 9780198730958 |
| OCLC Number: | 13329295 |
| Description: | xxi, 691 p., [13] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | INTRODUCTION: The geography of the Greek peninsula and islands -- BOOK I: THE EARLY CIVILIZATIONS OF GREECE AND THE GREAT MIGRATIONS c. (c. 6000-850): The settlement of the Aegean Islands and Minoan civilization -- The Greek mainland and Mycenaean civilization -- The great migrations -- BOOK II: THE RENAISSANCE OF GREECE (850-546): A period of cultural and political revival (850-730) -- The colonial expansion of the Greek city-states -- The commercial development of the Greek states, c. 750--550 -- Warfare in the period, c. 750-550 -- Constitutional developments (excluding Athens) -- Constitutional developments at Athens and the Spartan alliance -- Religion and culture, c. 850-546 -- BOOK III: THE TRIUMPH OF GREECE (546-466): The advance of Persia and the growth of Athens -- The Spartan Alliance and the turbulence of the Greek states -- The Ionian Revolt and Persia's expedition against Athens and Eretria -- Xerxes' invasion of Greece -- The growth of the Athenian Alliance -- The Western Greeks c. 490-466 -- Literature, thought, and art (546-466) -- BOOK IV: THE GREAT WARS BETWEEN ATHENS AND SPARTA (466-404): Athens at war with Persia and Sparta -- The fifteen years of peace -- Art, literature and thought (466-431) -- The first part of the Peloponnesian War (433-421) -- The second part of the Peloponnesian War (421-404) -- The cultural crisis in the Peloponnesian War -- BOOK V: THE PERIOD OF TRANSIENT HEGEMONIES (404-386): The hegemony of Sparta (404-386) -- The autocratic methods of Dionysius and of Sparta (386-368) -- The collapse of the leading powers -- The social and economic background to the troubles of Greece -- BOOK VI: THE RISE AND EXPANSION OF MACEDON: Macedon wins a place among the Greek powers (359-346) -- Macedon gains control of the Greek states (346-336) -- The intellectual background of the Fourth Century -- Alexander and the Greeks defeat Persia (336-330) -- Alexander's Eastern conquests (330-323) -- The splitting of the empire and Antipater's occupation of Greece (323-321) |
| Responsibility: | by N.G.L. Hammond. |
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Abstract:
This new edition of a well-known history of ancient Greece presents a modern interpretation of Greek ideas, culture, and history. Although the book's primary focus is on the political and military history of the Greek states, the prehistoric period and the intellectual, social, and economic backgrounds are also covered. N.G.L. Hammond's work thoroughly documents its ancent sources, and directs readers to further studies in the field. Updated and revised, the third edition adds new material on the significance of the spread of tumulus-burial in Albainia and the Mycenaean world, the dating of early coinage, the decree of Themistocles, and on aspects of the rule of Alexander the Great. Wide-ranging in scope, yet rich in detail, this work adds a modern perspective to the study of a fascinating ancient culture.
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