From Solon to Socrates: Greek History and Civilization During the 6th and 5th Centuries BC [Paperback]

From Solon to Socrates is a magisterial narrative introduction to what is generally regarded as the most important period of Greek history. Stressing the unity of Greek history and the centrality of Athens, Victor Ehrenberg covers a rich and diverse range of political, economic, military and cultural issues in the Greek world, from the early history of the Greeks, including early Sparta and the wars with Persia, to the ascendancy of Athens and the Peloponnesian War.

From Solon to Socrates is a magisterial narrative introduction to what is generally regarded as the most important period of Greek history, from the early history of the Greeks, including early Sparta and the wars with Persia, to the ascendancy of Athens and the Peloponnesian War.

Dr Ehrenbergs mastery of ancient sources and modern scholarship is beyond cavil: nothing seems to escaped this vigilant eye. Scarcely a page, moreover, fails to provide some illuminating comment on Greek life and letters, the fruit of a lifetimes study and reflection. - The Times Literary Supplement

I INTRODUCTION 1. From Solon to Socrates 2. The Early History of the Greeks 3. The Eighth Century 4. The Great Colonization (c. 750-550) 5. The Seventh Century. II EARLY SPARTA 1. Creation of a State 2. Towards Social Reform 3. The State of the Ephors. III ATHENS BEFORE AND UNDER SOLON 1. The Aristocratic State 2. The Social Crisis 3. Solon: Seisachtheia and Constitution 4. Solons Legislation. IV THE SIXTH CENTURY 1. Tyrannis at Athens 2. Cleisthenes 3. The Wider Greek Scene. V THE WARS FOR FREEDOM 1. The Ionian Revolt and the MotherLAND 2. Marathon 3. Between the Wars 4. The Great War in East and West 5. The War Generation. VI THE ASCENDANCY OF ATHENS 1. Growing Imperialism 2. Democracy and Dualism 3. The Age of Pericles 4. The Western Grl#.