The Greek World in the Fourth Century From the Fall of the Athenian Empire to the Successors of Alexander

The contributors in this volume present a systematic survey of the struggles of Athens, Sparta and Thebes to dominate Greece in the fourth century - only to be overwhelmed by the newly emerging Macedonian kingdom of Philip II. Additionally, the situation of Greeks in Sicily, Italy and Asia is portrayed, showing the geographical and political diffusion of the Greeks in a broader historical context.
This book will provide the reader with a clearly drawn and vivid picture of the main events and leading personalities in this decisive period of Greek history.

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Lawrence A. Tritle

Summary

Will provide the reader with a clearly drawn and vivid picture of the main events and leading personalities in this decisive period of Greek history.

Product details

• Assisted by: Lawrence A. Tritle (Editor), Lawrence A Tritle (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 30.01.1997
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity
• EAN: 9780415105835
• ISBN: 978-0-415-10583-5
• Pages: 316
• Dimensions (packing): 13.8 x 1.7 x 21.6 cm
• Weight (packing): 420 g
• Subjects: European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient Greek Politics, Corinthian War, Young Man, Peloponnesian League, Hellenistic period studies, Alexander IV, greek cities, Defensive Strategy, Darius III, Philip III, Mediterranean history scholarship, classical antiquity research, interstate conflict analysis, Hellespontine Phrygia, Artaxerxes II, Macedonian expansion, Athenian League, King's Peace, greek states, fourth century Greek power dynamics, Persian fleet, Boeotian Confederacy, Antigonus Monophthalmus, Asian Greek, Asian Greek Cities, Eastern Greek Cities, Chalcidian League, Greek Sicily, Sparta's Allies, Eastern Greek, Dynastic Turmoil, Ionian Greek Cities