A History of Greece Contributor(s): Grote, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108009557 ISBN-13: 9781108009553 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - Religion | Philosophy |
Dewey: 938 |
Physical Information: 1.41" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (1.77 lbs) 704 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Widely acknowledged as the most authoritative study of ancient Greece, George Grote's twelve-volume work, begun in 1846, established the shape of Greek history which still prevails in textbooks and popular accounts of the ancient world today. Grote employs direct and clear language to take the reader from the earliest times of legendary Greece to the death of Alexander and his generation, drawing upon epic poetry and legend, and examining the growth and decline of the Athenian democracy. The work provides explanations of Greek political constitutions and philosophy, and interwoven throughout are the important but outlying adventures of the Sicilian and Italian Greeks. Volume 6 offers the history of Greece from the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War in 431 BCE to the Peace of Nikias. |
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