Aspects of Greek History 750-323BC: A Source-Based Approach

Terry Buckley

ISBN 10: 0415549760 / ISBN 13: 9780415549769

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2010

About this Item

2010. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Offers an introduction to the central period of Greek History for students of classics. This title constructs the relevant historical periods from the age of colonization to Alexander the Great. Num Pages: 552 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 952. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Aspects of Greek History 750-323BC: A Source-Based Approach
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415549760
• ISBN 13: 9780415549769
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Aspects of Greek History 750- 323 BC: A Source-Based Approach offers an indispensable introduction to the central period of Greek History for all students of classics, from pre-university to undergraduate level. Chapter by chapter, the relevant historical periods from the age of colonization to Alexander the Great are reconstructed. Emphasis is laid on the interpretation of the available sources, and the book sets out to give a clear treatment of all the major problems within a chronological framework.

This new edition brings the book up-to-date with the latest scholarship and includes a more detailed study of Sparta, Delian League, and the Athenian Empire, expands the range of sources examined, and offers an extended discussion of the growth of Athenian Imperialism towards Samos, Mytilene and Melos.

It includes:

• a critical discussion of the lives, works, usefulness and reliability of the main literary sources: Thucydides, Herodotus, Xenophon, Plutarch, Diodorus, and Aristotle
• numerous quotations and references from these and other sources, including inscriptional and archaeological evidence, accompanied by a critical analysis of their worth
• maps, a glossary of Greek terms, and a full chapter-based bibliography.

Aspects of Greek History is an invaluable aid to note-taking, essay preparation and examination revision.

About the Author

Terry Buckley has recently retired from full-time teaching, having held the post of Head of Classics at Camden School for Girls and Roedean. He has also been for many years a member of the JACT Ancient History Committee.