Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens: A History of Ancient GreeceOxford University Press, 2 ene 2018 - 496 páginas "We Greeks are one in blood and one in language; we have temples to the gods and religious rites in common, and a common way of life." So the fifth-century historian Herodotus has some Athenians declare, in explanation of why they would never betray their fellow Greeks to the enemy, the "barbarian" Persians. And he might have added further common features, such as clothing, foodways, and political institutions. But if the Greeks knew that they were kin, why did many of them side with the Persians against fellow Greeks, and why, more generally, is ancient Greek history so often the history of internecine wars and other forms of competition with one another? This is the question acclaimed historian Robin Waterfield sets out to explore in this magisterial history of ancient Greece. With more information, more engagingly presented, than any similar work, this is the best single-volume account of ancient Greece in more than a generation. Waterfield gives a comprehensive narrative of seven hundred years of history, from the emergence of the Greeks around 750 BCE to the Roman conquest of the last of the Greco-Macedonian kingdoms in 30 BCE. Equal weight is given to all phases of Greek history -- the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods. But history is not just facts; it is also a matter of how we interpret the evidence. Without compromising the readability of the book, Waterfield incorporates the most recent scholarship by classical historians and archaeologists and asks his readers to think critically about Greek history. A brilliant, up-to-date account of ancient Greece, suitable for history buffs and university students alike, Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens presents a compelling and comprehensive story of this remarkable civilization's disunity, underlying cultural solidarity, and eventual political unification. |
Índice
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Historical Background | 13 |
The Archaic Period 750480 The Formation of States | 23 |
The Classical Period 479 323 A Tale Mainly of Two Cities | 171 |
The Hellenistic Period 323 30 Greeks Macedonians and Romans | 349 |
Glossary | 469 |
Recommended Reading | 475 |
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Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens: A History of Ancient Greece Robin Waterfield Vista previa restringida - 2018 |
Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens: A History of Ancient Greece Robin Waterfield Vista previa restringida - 2018 |
Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens: A History of Ancient Greece Robin Waterfield Vista previa restringida - 2018 |
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Achaean Aegean Aetolians Agesilaus Alcibiades Alexander Alexander’s alliance allies Anatolia ancient Antigonus Antiochus Archaic period Archons Argos army Assembly Athenian Athens Attica battle became Boeotian Cassander citizens Classical period Cleisthenes Cleomenes cleruchies coins Confederacy Corinth Council court Crawford/Whitehead cult culture death defeat Delian League Delphi Demetrius democracy democratic early Egypt Egyptian elite empire enemy exile festivals fifth century fighting fleet force fourth century gained garrison gods Greece Greek Greek cities Greek world Hellenistic period helots hoplite hundred instance island king king’s land later lives Macedon Macedonian mainland Mediterranean mercenaries Messenia military Mycenaean oligarchs Olympia peace Peloponnese Peloponnesian League Pergamum perhaps Pericles Persian Philip Piraeus Plutarch political population Ptolemy rich Romans Rome Samos satraps Seleucid Seleucus ships Sicily slaves Socrates Spartans Spartiates Syracuse temple territory Thebans Thessaly Thirty thousand Thrace throne Thucydides tion took town troops tyrants victory warfare women Zeus