A History of Greece - 1300 to 30 BC

von Victor Parker

512 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A History of Greece: 1300¿30 BC, offers a comprehensive introduction to the foundational political history of Greece, from the late Mycenaean Age through to the death of Cleopatra VII, the last Hellenistic monarch of Egypt. - Introduces textual and archaeological evidence used by historians to reconstruct historical events during Greece's Bronze, Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods - Reveals the political and social structure of the Greek world in the late Mycenaean period (thirteenth century BC) through analysis of the Linear B tablets, the oldest surviving records in Greek - Features numerous references to original source materials, including various fragmentary papyri, inscriptions, coins, and other literary sources - Provides extensive coverage of the Hellenistic period, and covers areas excluded from most Greek history texts, including the Greek West - Features judicious use of illustrations throughout, and considers instructors' teaching needs by structuring the later sections to facilitate teaching a parallel course in Roman History - Balances scholarship with a reader-friendly approach to create an accessible introduction to the political history of one of most remarkable ancient civilizations and sophisticated periods of world history

• Reihe: Blackwell History of the Ancient World
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Antike
• ISBN: 9781405190336
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 24.01.2014
• Größe: 244 x 169 mm
• Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd