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Zusatztext In an attempt to re-contextualise the phenomenon of classical Greece, this new volume in The Short Oxford History of Europe uses a topical-based approach to challenge traditional chronological narratives. The nine specially commissioned essays by seven authors step through the Economy, the City, War, Political Conflicts and Private Life before examining the political-military flow of events. This will stimulate students to think beyond diachronic approaches and to re-examine their own understanding how the Greeks lived. Informationen zum Autor Robin Osborne is a Professor of Ancient History in the University of Oxford and Fellow of Corpus Christi College. He is the author of Demos: The Discovery of Classical Attika 91985), Classical Landscape with Figures: The Ancient Greek City and its Countryside (1987), Greece in the making 1200-479BC (1996), and Archaic and Classical Greek Art (1998). Klappentext Classical Greece provides an analysis of the physical setting of and the archaic legacy to the classical city! its economy! its civic and religious institutions! the waging of war between cities! the occurrence and ancient analysis of conflict within the city! and the private life of the citizen! finishing with history through the fifth and fourth centuries. Robin Osborne presents us with a concise! comprehensive! and authoritative book that will be enjoyedby the classics and history student! those taking courses in classical Greek literature! philosophy! art and archaeology! the academic and the general reader alike. Zusammenfassung This is the third volume in the "Short Oxford History of Europe" covering the history of Classical Greece. Contributors tackle the key issues including society, economy, religion, politics, and culture. The focus is on classical Greece as a whole, and not simply the cities of Athens and Sparta.
