A Brief History of Ancient Greece: Politics, Society, and Culture by Pomeroy,…

Description: About this productProduct InformationThe story of the ancient Greeks is one of the most improbable success stories in world history. A small people inhabiting a country poor in resources and divided into hundreds of quarreling states created one of the most remarkable civilizations. Comprehensive and balanced, A Brief History of Ancient Greece: Politics, Society, and Culture is a new and shorter version of the authors' highly successful Ancient Greece: A Political, Social, and Cultural History (OUP, 1998). Four leading authorities on the classical world offer a lively and up-to-date account of Greek civilization and history in all its complexity and variety, covering the entire period from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic Era, and integrating the most recent research in archaeology, comparative anthropology, and social history. They show how the early Greeks borrowed from their neighbors but eventually developed a distinctive culture all their own, one that was marked by astonishing creativity, versatility, and resilience. The authors go on to trace the complex and surprising evolution of Greek civilization to its eventual dissolution as it merged with a variety of other cultures. Using physical evidence from archaeology, the written testimony of literary texts and inscriptions, and anthropological models based on comparative studies, this compact volume provides an account of the Greek world that is thoughtful and sophisticated yet accessible to students and general readers with little or no knowledge of Greece. Ideal for courses in Greek Civilization and Ancient Greece, A Brief History of Ancient Greece offers: . A more streamlined treatment of political and military history than Ancient Greece . Emphasis on social and domestic life, art and architecture, literature, and philosophy . Expanded coverage of women and family life, religion, and athletics . A new section on male homosexuality in ancient Greece . A revised art program featuring more than 100 illustrations and 17 original maps . Numerous "document boxes" that include primary source material "Product IdentifiersPublisherOxford University PressISBN-100195156811ISBN-139780195156812eBay Product ID (ePID)6023229Product Key FeaturesFormatTrade PaperbackPublication Year2004LanguageEnglishDimensionsWeight22.6 OzWidth9.1in.Height0.8in.Length7.4in.Additional Product FeaturesDewey Edition23Table of ContentList of Maps:Preface:Time Line:IntroductionI. Early Greece and the Bronze AgeGreece in the Stone AgesGreece in the Early and Middle Bronze Ages (c. 3000-1600 BC)Greece and the Aegean in the Late Bronze Age (c. 1600-1150 BC)II. The "Dark Age" of Greece and Eighth-Century "Renaissance" (c. 1150-700 BC)Decline and Recovery (c. 1150-900 BC)Revival (c. 900-750 BC)Homeric SocietyMyth and ReligionThe End of the Dark AgeIII. Archaic Greece (c. 700-500 BC)The Formation of the City-State (Polis)Government in the Early City-StatesThe Colonizing MovementEconomic and Social Divisions in the Archaic PoleisHesiod: A View from BelowThe Hoplite ArmyThe Archaic Age TyrantsThe Arts and SciencesPanhellenic InstitutionsRelations Among StatesIV. SpartaThe Dark Age and the Archaic PeriodThe Spartan SystemDemography and the Spartan EconomySpartan GovernmentThe Peloponnesian LeagueHistorical Change in SpartaThe Spartan MirageV. The Growth of Athens and the Persian WarsAthens from the Bronze Age to the Early Archaic AgeThe Reforms of SolonPeisistratus and His SonsThe Reforms of CleisthenesThe Rise of PersiaThe Wars Between Greece and PersiaVI. The Rivalries of the Greek City-States and the Growth of Athenian DemocracyThe Aftermath of the Persian Wars and the Foundation of a New LeagueNew Developments in Athens and SpartaThe "First" (Undeclared) Peloponnesian War (460-455 BC)Pericles and the Growth of Athenian DemocracyLiterature and ArtOikos and PolisThe Greek EconomyVII. Greece on the Eve of the Peloponnesian WarGreece After Thirty Years' PeaceThe Physical Space of the Polis: Athens in the Fifth CenturyIntellectual Life in Fifth-Century GreeceHistorical and Dramatic Literature of the Fifth CenturyCurrents in Greek Thought and EducationThe Breakdown of the PeaceResources for WarVIII. The Peloponnesian WarThe Archidamian War (431-421 BC)Between Peace and WarThe Invasion of Sicily (415-413 BC)The War in the Aegean and the Oligarchic Coup at Athens (413-411 BC)Fallout from the Long WarThe War in RetrospectIX. The Crisis of the Polis and the Age of Shifting HegemoniesOligarchy at Athens: The Thirty TyrantsThe Trial of Socrates (399 BC)The Fourth Century: Changing Ideas, Continuing WarfareLaw and Democracy in AthensThe Fourth-Century PolisPhilosophy and the PolisX. Phillip II and the Rise of MacedonEarly MacedoniaMacedonian Society and KingshipThe Reign of Philip IIPhilip's Plans for GreeceXI. Alexander the GreatConsolidating PowerFrom Issus to Egypt: Conquest of the Eastern Mediterranean (332-331 BC)From Alexandria to Persepolis: The King of Asia (331-330 BC)The High Road to India: Alexander in Central AsiaIndia and the End of the DreamReturn to the WestXII. The New World of the Hellenistic PeriodThe Struggle for the SuccessionThe Regency of PerdiccasThe Primacy of Antigonus the One-EyedBirth Pangs of the New Order (301-276 BC)The Polis in the Hellenistic WorldThe Macedonian KingdomsHellenistic SocietyAlexandria and Hellenistic CultureSocial Relations in the Hellenistic WorldEpilogue:Glossary:Art and Illustration Credits:Index:IllustratedYesDewey Decimal938Age LevelCollege AudienceCopyright Date2004AuthorJennifer Tolbert Roberts, Walter Donlan, Sarah B. Pomeroy, Stanley M. BursteinNumber of Pages384 PagesLc Classification NumberDf214.B74 2004Lccn2003-060873

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