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The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 3, Part 3: Expansion of the Greek World 8th-6th Centuries BC

By John Boardman (Editor) , N. G. L. Hammond (Editor)

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1982
ISBN
9780521234474
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
32 MB (33935009 bytes)
Series
The Cambridge Ancient History 3.3
Pages
528\528
Topic
History
Library
Ihtik
Time added
2010-05-17 00:23:50
Ancient History

Description

The emergence of the Greek world from the Dark Ages to the height of its Geometric civilization was described in The Cambridge Ancient History Volume III Part I. Volume III Part III explores the new prosperity and growth of the young city-states in the eighth to the sixth centuries B.C. This was the great period of expansion and colonization which saw the establishment of Greek city-states from the Western Mediterranean to the Black Sea. This volume describes the East and Egypt, the importance of West Greece and the Aegean islands in trading and exploration, the special characteristics of the societies which were established by colonization. While societies outside the mainstream of expansion and trade retained their old institutions, those at the centre changed rapidly and the period was a time of warfare in mainland Greece. Athens is seen developing into a leading state under the influence of the reforms of Solon and assessment of the social, economic and material history of Greece during these years.

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