This
Companion provides scholarly yet accessible new interpretations of Greek history of the Classical period, from the aftermath of the Persian Wars in 478 B.C. to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.
- Topics covered range from the political and institutional structures of Greek society, to literature, art, economics, society, warfare, geography and the environment
- Discusses the problems of interpreting the various sources for the period
- Guides the reader towards a broadly-based understanding of the history of the Classical Age
List of Illustrations vii
Notes on Contributors x
Preface xiv
Abbreviations and a Note on Spelling xv
Maps xviii
1 The Classical Age as a Historical Epoch 1
Uwe Walter
2 The Literary Sources 26
P. J. Rhodes
3 The Non-Literary Written Sources 45
P. J. Rhodes
4 The Contribution of the Non-Written Sources 64
Björn Forsén
5 Athens, Sparta and the Wider World 84
Roger Brock
6 Aegean Greece 99
Kai Brodersen
7 The Central and Northern Balkan Peninsula 115
Zofia Halina Archibald
8 The Greek Cities of the Black Sea 137
Stanley M. Burstein
9 Western Greece (Magna Graecia) 153
Peter Funke
10 Beyond Magna Graecia: Greeks and Non-Greeks in France, Spain and Italy 174
Kathryn Lomas
11 The Eastern Mediterranean and Beyond: The Relations betweenl£"
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