A Brief History of Ancient Greece: Politics, Society, and Culture [Paperback]

Revised and updated throughout, the fifth edition ofA Brief History of Ancient Greecepresents the political, social, cultural, and economic history and civilization of ancient Greece in all its complexity and variety.Revised and updated throughout, the fifth edition ofA Brief History of Ancient Greecepresents the political, social, cultural, and economic history and civilization of ancient Greece in all its complexity and variety. Written by leading authorities on the classical world, this captivating study covers the entire period from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic Era, while integrating the most recent research in archaeology, comparative anthropology, and social history.Translations Used by PermissionPrefaceAbout the AuthorsTimelineIntroduction1. Early Greece and the Bronze Age2. The Early Iron Age (c. 1200-750/700 BC)3. Archaic Greece (750/700-480 BC)4. Sparta5. The Growth of Athens and the Persian Wars6. The Rivalries of the Greek City-States and the Growth of Democracy7. Greek Life and Culture in the Fifth Century8. The Peloponnesian War9. The Fourth Century BC: Changing Ideas, Continuing Warfare10. Philip II and Macedonian Supremacy11. Alexander the Great12. The New World of the Hellenistic Period13. A Greco-Roman WorldGlossaryArt and Illustration CreditsIndexColor PlatesSarah B. Pomeroyis Distinguished Professor of Classics and History Emerita at Hunter College and The City University of New York Graduate Center.Stanley M. Bursteinis Professor of History Emeritus at California State University, Los Angeles.Jennifer Tolbert Robertsis Professor of Classics and History at City College and The City University of New York Graduate Center.David W. Tandyis Professor of Classics Emeritus at University of Leeds.Georgia Tsouvalais Professor of History at Illinois State UniversitlCW