History of Greece - To the Death of Alexander the Great

Klappentext This very readable 1900 work became a standard textbook on ancient Greek history to the death of Alexander the Great. Zusammenfassung This magisterial and very readable 1900 book was the major work of the classical historian J. B. Bury. It became a standard textbook on the topic of ancient Greek history to the death of Alexander the Great for almost a century! and in its updated form is still studied today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introductory; 1. The beginnings of Greece and the heroic age; 2. The expansion of Greece; 3. Growth of Sparta; 4. The union of Attica and the foundation of the Athenian democracy; 5. Growth of Athens; 6. The advance of Persia to the Aegean; 7. The perils of Greece; 8. The foundation of the Athenian empire; 9. The Athenian empire under the guidance of Pericles; 10. The war of Athens with the Peloponnesians; 11. The decline and downfall of the Athenian empire; 12. The Spartan supremacy and the Persian war; 13. The revival of Athens and her second league; 14. The hegemony of Thebes; 15. The Syracusan empire and the struggle with Carthage; 16. Rise of Macedonia; 17. The conquest of Persia; 18. The conquest of the far east; Chronological table; Notes and references; Index.

Product details

• Authors: J. B. Bury, John Bagnell Bury
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.03.2015
• EAN: 9781108082204
• ISBN: 978-1-108-08220-4
• No. of pages: 952
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics; Cambridge Library Collection -
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories