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A History of the Archaic Greek World, ca. 1200-479 BCE
Full title: | A History of the Archaic Greek World, ca. 1200-479 BCE |
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ISBN: | 9781118301272 |
ISBN 10: | 1118301277 |
Authors: | Hall, Jonathan M. |
Publisher: | Wileyblackwell |
Edition: | 2 |
Num. pages: | 400 |
Binding: | Paperback |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 2013 |
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Synopsis
A History of the Archaic Greek World offers a theme-based approach to the development of the Greek world in the years 1200-479 BCE.
- Updated and extended in this edition to include two new sections, expanded geographical coverage, a guide to electronic resources, and more illustrations
- Takes a critical and analytical look at evidence about the history of the archaic Greek World
- Involves the reader in the practice of history by questioning and reevaluating conventional beliefs
- Casts new light on traditional themes such as the rise of the city-state, citizen militias, and the origins of egalitarianism
- Provides a wealth of archaeological evidence, in a number of different specialties, including ceramics, architecture, and mortuary studies