Greece in the Making 1200-479 Bc

Zusatztext 'The present second edition...is perhaps the most up-dated and the most systematic of all such syntheses currently available in English.' - Palamedes Informationen zum Autor Robin Osborne Klappentext Greece in the Making 1200-479 BC is an accessible and comprehensive account of Greek history from the end of the Bronze Age to the Classical Period. This book offers a narrative which acknowledges the later traditions, as traditions, but insists that we must primarily confront the contemporary evidence, which is in large part archaeological and art historical, and must make sense of it in its own terms. Zusammenfassung Presents an account of Greek history from the end of the Bronze Age to the Classical Period. This book offers a narrative which acknowledges the later traditions, as traditions, but insists that we must confront the contemporary evidence, which is in large part archaeological and art historical, and must make sense of it in its own terms. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Traditions of History 2. Setting the Stage 3. The Problem of Beginnings 4. Forming Communities: The Eighth Century BC 5. The World of Hesiod and of Homer 6. Reforming Communities: The Seventh Century BC 7. The Greek World in 600BC 8. Inter-Relating Cities: The Short Sixth Century (600–520 BC) 9. The Transformation of Archaic Greece 520–479 BC

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Robin Osborne, Osborne Robin
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 17.03.2009
• EAN: 9780415469913
• ISBN: 978-0-415-46991-3
• Pages: 400
• Thème: The Routledge History of the Ancient World
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Antiquité; Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Ancient World, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Archaeology by period / region, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology