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050 00 $aDF77$b.A586 2001
082 00 $a938$221
245 00 $aAncient Greece /$cDon Nardo, book editor.
246 3 $aComplete history of ancient Greece
260 $aSan Diego, Calif. :$bGreenhaven Press,$c℗♭2001.
300 $a608 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c26 cm.
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490 1 $aComplete history of
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 578-589) and index.
520 $a"Traces the history of Ancient Greece from the Bronze Age through 30 B.C., and discusses the government, society, religious beliefs and customs, artistic achievements, theater and drama, literature, philosophy, science, economy, and military of the civilization."
505 0 $aA brief history of Ancient Greece / Don Nardo -- Greek history -- the Bronze Age (ca. 3000-ca. 1100 B.C.) -- The early Bronze Age and arrival of the first Greeks / Sarah B. Pomeroy [and others] -- The Minoan culture flourishes on Crete / Rodney Castleden -- Mainland Mycenaen traders and builders / M.I. Finley -- The discovery that the Mycenaeans spoke Greek / J. Lesley Fitton -- The age of heroes and the Trojan War / Michael Grant -- The Greek forces assemble before Troy / Homer -- The end of the Bronze Age / Thomas R. Martin -- Greek history -- the Dark Age (ca. 1100-ca. 800 B.C.) and the Archaic Age (ca. 800-ca. 500 B.C.) -- Independent farmers transform the land and community / Victor D. Hanson -- A new alphabet and the rediscovery of writing / Anthony M. Snodgrass.
505 0 $aThe rise of city-states / Chester G. Starr -- The Greeks establish colonies far and wide / Hermann Bengtson -- Rule by tyrants / Robert B. Kebric -- Lawgivers and political experimentation / M.I. Finley -- Solon reforms Athen's social and legal systems / Plutarch -- Greek history -- The Classic Age, part I : the Fifth Century B.C. -- The Athenians crush the Persians at Marathon / Peter Green -- The Persians' massive second invasion of Greece / Peter Levi -- An eyewitness describes the Battle of Salamis / Aeschylus -- The rise of Athens's maritime empire / Alan L. Boegehold -- A contemporary view of the turbulent mid-Fifth Century B.C. / Thucydides -- The causes of the Peloponnesian War / Raphael Sealey -- The Peloponnesian War devastates Greece / Charles Freeman -- An Athenian recalls his city's surrender / Xenophon.
505 0 $aGreek history -- the Classic Age, part 2 : the Fourth Century B.C. -- The march of the ten thousand / Stringfellow Barr -- Continued rivalries cause the city-states to decline / Chester G. Starr -- The Thebans challenge Spartan dominance / Plutarch -- Philip II and the rise of Macedonia / N.G.L. Hammond -- The conquests of Alexander the Great / Thomas R. Martin -- Alexander's brilliance as a leader / Arrian -- Greek history -- the Hellenistic Age (323-30 B.C.) -- Wars of Alexander's successors / Michael Grant -- The Hellenistic kingdoms / Hermann Bengtson -- Rise of the Achaean League / Polybius -- Roman armies enter Greece / Arthur E.R. Boak and William G. Sinnigen -- Rome subdues the mainland Greek states / Max Cary -- Cleopatra : last of the Greek Hellenistic rulers / Peter Green -- Democracy, citizenship, and justice.
505 0 $aAthens establishes the world's first democracy / Michael Grant -- Meetings of the Athenian Assembly / Donald Kagan -- The Athenian justice system / N.R.E. Fisher -- An accused murderer defends himself in court / Lysias -- Democracy on the local level / Eli Sagan -- An Athenian complains about democracy's drawbacks / Old Oligarch -- An Athenian extols the benefits of democracy / Pericles -- The family and social roles and institutions -- The family : its members and structure / W.K. Lacey -- The lives of classical Greek women / Eva Cantarella -- Wedding arrangements and ceremonies / Sue Blundell -- A wife's duties in marriage / Xenophon -- The Hellenistic Age brings increased opportunities for women / Sarah B. Pomeroy -- Classical views of childhood and children / Mark Golden.
505 0 $aThe status and treatment of Greek slaves / Michael Grant -- A philosopher attempts to justify the institution of slavery / Aristotle -- Religious beliefs and customs -- The creation of the world and the Gods / Hesiod -- The major Gods : their attributes, attendants, and images / David Bellingham -- The nature and forms of Greek worship / Michael Grant -- The Oracle at Delphi / Manolis Andronicos -- Varying beliefs about the afterlife / Jon D. Mikalson -- Burial rites and customs / Donna C. Kurtz and John Boardman -- Artistic achievements -- The emergence of monumental architecture / William R. Biers -- The practical but beautiful works of the master potters / Thomas Craven -- Structures for the ages : the Periclean Building Program / Plutarch -- Architectural perfection achieved in the Parthenon / Manolis Andronicos -- Wonders of the world : Phidias's statues of Athena and Zeus / Pausanias.
505 0 $aHellenistic art emphasizes realism and emotion / John G. Pedley -- Theater and drama -- Greek playwrights draw mainly on traditional myths / Michael Grant -- Choruses, masks, costumes, and acting styles / James H. Butler -- The nature of Greek tragedy / D.W. Lucas / Oedipus receives the prophecy of his own downfall / Sophocles -- Aristophanes and the old comedy / C.M. Bowra -- A comic play ridicules the new education / Aristophanes -- Menander and the new comedy / Robert Flaceliere -- Literature, philosophy, and science -- Homer and his epic poems / Michael Grant -- The Great age of Greek lyric poetry / Jacqueline de Romilly -- Early Greek philosophy / Charles Freeman -- Hippocrates and Greek medicine / Philip Wheelwright -- Socrates and Plato examine the human condition / Michael Grant.
505 0 $aA friend remembers Socrates / Xenophon -- Why philosophers should rule / Plato -- Aristotle expands the frontiers of knowledge / Michael Grant -- New philosophies thrive in the Hellenistic Age / Sarah B. Pomeroy et al. -- Inventions and discoveries of the Hellenstic scientists / Michael Grant -- The fabulous inventions of Archimedes / Plutarch -- Farming, commerce, and trade -- Trade in Greece's Bronze Age / Michael Wood -- Why land was the basis of Greece's economy / Alfred Zimmern -- A Greek farmer describes planting and harvesting / Xenophon -- How the Greek grain-shipping business worked / Lionel Casson -- Common foods and eating customs / Andrew Dalby -- Local industries, banking, and financial dealings / W.G. Hardy -- Agriculture, industry, and trade in Hellenistic times / Max Cary -- Athletic training and competition -- Legendary heroes race their chariots / Homer.
505 0 $aThe sacred games at Olympia / Judith Swaddling -- Nudity in Greek athletics / Waldo E. Sweet -- A victorious athlete is glorified in verse / Pindar -- Military customs and warfare -- Late Bronze Age warfare / William Taylour -- The development of Hoplite warfare / Victor D. Hanson -- Greek naval warfare / F.E. Adcock -- The Macedonian Army developed by Philip and Alexander / Peter Connolly -- Hellenistic sieges, fortifications, mercenaries, and battle elephants / John Warry -- Why the Roman legions were able to defeat the Greek Phalanx / Polybius -- Epilogue -- The triumph of Hellenism -- Greece's legacy to the western world / Will Durant -- A detailed chronology of Ancient Greek civilization -- Geographical Gazetteer -- Prominent people, places, and Gods -- Glossary of terms -- For further reading -- Major subject list -- Index.
651 0 $aGreece$xCivilization$yTo 146 B.C.
650 0 $aCivilization, Ancient.
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648 7 $aTo 146 B.C.$2fast
700 1 $aNardo, Don,$d1947-
830 0 $aComplete history of.
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