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Ancient Greece: A Very Short Introduction

By Paul Cartledge

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2011
ISBN
0199601348, 9780199601349
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
1 MB (1480236 bytes)
Pages
216\0
Topic
History
Time added
2014-08-22 06:01:13

Description

This highly original introduction to ancient Greece uses the history of eleven major Greek cities to illuminate the most important and informative aspects of Greek culture. Cartledge highlights the role of such renowned cities as Athens (birthplace of democracy) and Sparta, but he also examines Argos, Thebes, Syracuse in Sicily, and Alexandria in Egypt, as well as lesser known locales such as Miletus (home of the West's first intellectual, Thales) and Massalia (Marseilles today), where the Greeks introduced the wine grape to the French. The author uses these cities to illuminate major themes, from economics, religion, and social relations, to gender and sexuality, slavery and freedom, and politics.

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