With fresh, new translations and extensive introductions and annotations, this sourcebook provides an inclusive and integrated view of Greek history, from Homer to Alexander the Great. New translations of original sources are contextualized by insightful introductions and annotations Includes a range of literary, artistic and material evidence from the Homeric, Archaic and Classical Ages Focuses on important developments as well as specific themes to create an integrated perspective on the period Links the political and social history of the Greeks to their intellectual accomplishments Includes an up-to-date bibliography of seminal scholarship An accompanying website offers additional evidence and explanations, as well as links to useful online resources INDICE: List of Illustrations. List of Maps. Preface and Acknowledgments. How to Use This Book. Abbreviations. Glossary. Greek Weights, Measures, Coins,and the Athenian Calendar. Timeline. Introduction: The Evidence for Greek History and Culture. 1. The World of Homer. 2. The World of Hesiod. 3. The Early Greek Polis (City-State), Ethnos and Federal States. 4. Settlements Across theSea: Greek Colonization. 5. Aristocratic Power and Attitudes. 6. Archaic Tyranny. 7. Archaic and Classical Sparta. 8. Hoplites and Their Values. 9. ArchaicAthens From Draco to Solon. 10. Tyranny in Athens. 11. Cleisthenes and Athenian Democracy (508/7). 12. Archaic Society and Culture: Gender, Sexuality, Banquet and Competition. 13. Archaic Law. 14. Archaic Greek Religion. 15. The Ionian Revolt: Persians and Greeks. 16. The Battle of Marathon (490). 17. The Persian War (480-79). 18. The Athenian Empire. 19. Empowering Athenian Democracy (462/1-451/0). 20. War and Peace in Greece (461/0-437/6). 21. The Administration of the Empire and the Athenian Tribute Quota Lists. 22. The City of Athens. 23. The Sophists, Athenian Democracy and Its Critics. 24. The Causes of the Peloponnesian War and the Athenian and Spartan Strategies. 25. The PeloponnesianWar: The Archidamian War (431-21). 26. Finances and Allies During the Archidamian War. 27. The Uneasy Peace and the Sicilian Expedition (421-413). 28. The Peloponnesian War: the Decelean War (413-404). 29. The Rule of the Thirty, TheAthenian Amnesty and Socrates Trial. 30. Sparta After The Peloponnesian War: Politics, Wealth and Demography. 31. The Spartan Hegemony, the Corinthian War and the Peace of Antalcidas (404/3-388/7). 32. From the Peace of Antalcidas (387) to the Battle of Leuctra and Its Aftermath (371). 33. Jason of Pherae (? 370). 34. Athenian Imperialism and Theban Hegemony. 35. Running the Athenian Polis: Politics, Finances, Grain and Trade in the Fourth Century. 36. Metics (Resident Aliens), Slaves and Barbarians. 37. Masculine and Feminine Gender in Classical Athens. 38. Philip II of Macedonia (359-336). 39. Alexander the Great (336-323). Bibliography. Index of Ancient Sources. General Index.
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-2775-2
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
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- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2011
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