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A brief history of ancient Greece : politics, society, and culture, Sarah B. Pomeroy .. [and others]

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Publication
Edition
Second edition
Extent
xxv, 402 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • Introduction : Sources: how we know about the ancient Greeks ; Retrieving the past: the material record ; Retrieving the past: the written record ; A synopsis of written sources by periods ; The physical context: the land of Greece
  • 1. Early Greece and the Bronze Age : Greece in the Stone Ages ; Greece in the early and middle Bronze Ages (c. 3000-1600 BC) ; Greece and the Aegean in the late Bronze Age (c. 1600-1100 BC)
  • 2. The "dark age" of Greece and the eighth century "renaissance" (c. 1100-700 BC) : Decline and recovery (c. 1100-900 BC) ; Revival (c. 900-750 BC) ; Homeric society ; The end of the dark age
  • 3. Archaic Greece (c. 700-480 BC) : The formation of the city-state (polis) ; Government in the early city-states ; The colonizing movement ; Economic and social divisions in the archaic Poleis ; Hesiod: a view from below ; The Hoplite army ; The Archaic Age tyrants ; The arts and sciences ; Panhellenic institutions ; Relations among states
  • 4. Sparta : The dark age and the Archaic period ; The Spartan system ; Demography and the Spartan economy ; Spartan government ; The Peloponnesian League ; Historical change in Sparta ; The Spartan mirage
  • 5. The growth of Athens and the Persian Wars : Athens from the Bronze Age to the early Archaic Age ; The reforms of Solon ; Pisistratus and his sons ; The reforms of Cleisthenes ; The rise of Persia ; The wars between Greece and Persia
  • 6. The rivalries of the Greek city-states and the growth of Athenian democracy : The aftermath of the Persian invasions and the foundation of a new league ; New developments in Athens and Sparta ; The "first" (undeclared) Peloponnesian War (460-445 BC) ; Pericles and the growth of Athenian democracy ; Literature and art ; Oikos and polis ; The Greek economy
  • 7. The Peloponnesian War : The Archidamian War (431-421 BC) ; The rise of comedy ; Between peace and war ; The invasion of Sicily (415-413 BC) ; The war in the Aegean and the oligarchic coup at Athens (413-411 BC) ; The last years of war (407-404 BC)
  • 9. The fourth century: changing ideas, continuing warfare : Oligarchy at Athens: the thirty tyrants ; The trial of Socrates (399 BC) ; The fourth century: changing ideas, continuing warfare ; Law and democracy in Athens ; The fourth-century polis ; Philosophy and the polis
  • 10. Philip II and the rise of Macedon : Early Macedon ; Macedonian society and kingship ; The reign of Philip II ; Philip's plans for Greece
  • 11. Alexander the Great : Consolidating power ; From Issus to Egypt: conquest of the eastern Mediterranean (332-331 BC) ; From Alexandria to Persepolis: the king of Asia (331-330 BC) ; The high road to India: Alexander in Central Asia ; India and the end of the dream ; Return to the west ; The achievements of Alexander
  • 12. The new world of the Hellenistic period : The struggle for the succession ; The regency of Perdiccas ; The primacy of Antigonus the one-eyed ; Birth pangs of the new order (301-276 BC) ; The polis in the Hellenistic world ; The Macedonian kingdoms ; Hellenistic society ; Alexandria and Hellenistic culture ; Social relations in the Hellenistic world
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9780195372359
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A brief history of ancient Greece : politics, society, and culture
Title
A brief history of ancient Greece
Title remainder
politics, society, and culture
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Sarah B. Pomeroy .. [and others]
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Language
eng
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  • maps
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  • plates
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index present
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non fiction
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bibliography
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A brief history of ancient Greece : politics, society, and culture, Sarah B. Pomeroy .. [and others]
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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text
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Contents
Introduction : Sources: how we know about the ancient Greeks ; Retrieving the past: the material record ; Retrieving the past: the written record ; A synopsis of written sources by periods ; The physical context: the land of Greece -- 1. Early Greece and the Bronze Age : Greece in the Stone Ages ; Greece in the early and middle Bronze Ages (c. 3000-1600 BC) ; Greece and the Aegean in the late Bronze Age (c. 1600-1100 BC) -- 2. The "dark age" of Greece and the eighth century "renaissance" (c. 1100-700 BC) : Decline and recovery (c. 1100-900 BC) ; Revival (c. 900-750 BC) ; Homeric society ; The end of the dark age -- 3. Archaic Greece (c. 700-480 BC) : The formation of the city-state (polis) ; Government in the early city-states ; The colonizing movement ; Economic and social divisions in the archaic Poleis ; Hesiod: a view from below ; The Hoplite army ; The Archaic Age tyrants ; The arts and sciences ; Panhellenic institutions ; Relations among states -- 4. Sparta : The dark age and the Archaic period ; The Spartan system ; Demography and the Spartan economy ; Spartan government ; The Peloponnesian League ; Historical change in Sparta ; The Spartan mirage -- 5. The growth of Athens and the Persian Wars : Athens from the Bronze Age to the early Archaic Age ; The reforms of Solon ; Pisistratus and his sons ; The reforms of Cleisthenes ; The rise of Persia ; The wars between Greece and Persia -- 6. The rivalries of the Greek city-states and the growth of Athenian democracy : The aftermath of the Persian invasions and the foundation of a new league ; New developments in Athens and Sparta ; The "first" (undeclared) Peloponnesian War (460-445 BC) ; Pericles and the growth of Athenian democracy ; Literature and art ; Oikos and polis ; The Greek economy -- 7. The Peloponnesian War : The Archidamian War (431-421 BC) ; The rise of comedy ; Between peace and war ; The invasion of Sicily (415-413 BC) ; The war in the Aegean and the oligarchic coup at Athens (413-411 BC) ; The last years of war (407-404 BC) -- 9. The fourth century: changing ideas, continuing warfare : Oligarchy at Athens: the thirty tyrants ; The trial of Socrates (399 BC) ; The fourth century: changing ideas, continuing warfare ; Law and democracy in Athens ; The fourth-century polis ; Philosophy and the polis -- 10. Philip II and the rise of Macedon : Early Macedon ; Macedonian society and kingship ; The reign of Philip II ; Philip's plans for Greece -- 11. Alexander the Great : Consolidating power ; From Issus to Egypt: conquest of the eastern Mediterranean (332-331 BC) ; From Alexandria to Persepolis: the king of Asia (331-330 BC) ; The high road to India: Alexander in Central Asia ; India and the end of the dream ; Return to the west ; The achievements of Alexander -- 12. The new world of the Hellenistic period : The struggle for the succession ; The regency of Perdiccas ; The primacy of Antigonus the one-eyed ; Birth pangs of the new order (301-276 BC) ; The polis in the Hellenistic world ; The Macedonian kingdoms ; Hellenistic society ; Alexandria and Hellenistic culture ; Social relations in the Hellenistic world
Control code
242572994
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
Second edition
Extent
xxv, 402 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780195372359
Lccn
2008034979
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), maps, plans
System control number
(OCoLC)242572994
Label
A brief history of ancient Greece : politics, society, and culture, Sarah B. Pomeroy .. [and others]
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction : Sources: how we know about the ancient Greeks ; Retrieving the past: the material record ; Retrieving the past: the written record ; A synopsis of written sources by periods ; The physical context: the land of Greece -- 1. Early Greece and the Bronze Age : Greece in the Stone Ages ; Greece in the early and middle Bronze Ages (c. 3000-1600 BC) ; Greece and the Aegean in the late Bronze Age (c. 1600-1100 BC) -- 2. The "dark age" of Greece and the eighth century "renaissance" (c. 1100-700 BC) : Decline and recovery (c. 1100-900 BC) ; Revival (c. 900-750 BC) ; Homeric society ; The end of the dark age -- 3. Archaic Greece (c. 700-480 BC) : The formation of the city-state (polis) ; Government in the early city-states ; The colonizing movement ; Economic and social divisions in the archaic Poleis ; Hesiod: a view from below ; The Hoplite army ; The Archaic Age tyrants ; The arts and sciences ; Panhellenic institutions ; Relations among states -- 4. Sparta : The dark age and the Archaic period ; The Spartan system ; Demography and the Spartan economy ; Spartan government ; The Peloponnesian League ; Historical change in Sparta ; The Spartan mirage -- 5. The growth of Athens and the Persian Wars : Athens from the Bronze Age to the early Archaic Age ; The reforms of Solon ; Pisistratus and his sons ; The reforms of Cleisthenes ; The rise of Persia ; The wars between Greece and Persia -- 6. The rivalries of the Greek city-states and the growth of Athenian democracy : The aftermath of the Persian invasions and the foundation of a new league ; New developments in Athens and Sparta ; The "first" (undeclared) Peloponnesian War (460-445 BC) ; Pericles and the growth of Athenian democracy ; Literature and art ; Oikos and polis ; The Greek economy -- 7. The Peloponnesian War : The Archidamian War (431-421 BC) ; The rise of comedy ; Between peace and war ; The invasion of Sicily (415-413 BC) ; The war in the Aegean and the oligarchic coup at Athens (413-411 BC) ; The last years of war (407-404 BC) -- 9. The fourth century: changing ideas, continuing warfare : Oligarchy at Athens: the thirty tyrants ; The trial of Socrates (399 BC) ; The fourth century: changing ideas, continuing warfare ; Law and democracy in Athens ; The fourth-century polis ; Philosophy and the polis -- 10. Philip II and the rise of Macedon : Early Macedon ; Macedonian society and kingship ; The reign of Philip II ; Philip's plans for Greece -- 11. Alexander the Great : Consolidating power ; From Issus to Egypt: conquest of the eastern Mediterranean (332-331 BC) ; From Alexandria to Persepolis: the king of Asia (331-330 BC) ; The high road to India: Alexander in Central Asia ; India and the end of the dream ; Return to the west ; The achievements of Alexander -- 12. The new world of the Hellenistic period : The struggle for the succession ; The regency of Perdiccas ; The primacy of Antigonus the one-eyed ; Birth pangs of the new order (301-276 BC) ; The polis in the Hellenistic world ; The Macedonian kingdoms ; Hellenistic society ; Alexandria and Hellenistic culture ; Social relations in the Hellenistic world
Control code
242572994
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
Second edition
Extent
xxv, 402 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780195372359
Lccn
2008034979
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), maps, plans
System control number
(OCoLC)242572994

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