A companion to the classical Greek world /
editör; Konrad H. Kinzl.
- 1 online resource (xviii, 606 pages) : illustrations.
- Blackwell companions to the ancient world. Ancient history .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A COMPANION TO THE CLASSICAL GREEK WORLD; Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Abbreviations and a Note on Spelling; Map of Southern Italy and Sicily; Chapter 1: The Classical Age as a Historical Epoch; Chapter 2: The Literary Sources; Chapter 3: The Non-Literary Written Sources; Chapter 4: The Contribution of the Non-Written Sources; Chapter 5: Athens, Sparta and the Wider World; Chapter 6: Aegean Greece; Chapter 7: The Central and Northern Balkan Peninsula; Chapter 8: The Greek Cities of the Black Sea; Chapter 9: Western Greece (Magna Graecia).
This Companion provides scholarly yet accessible new interpretations of Greek history of the Classical period, from the aftermath of the Persian Wars in 478 B.C. to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. Topics covered range from the political and institutional structures of Greek society, to literature, art, economics, society, warfare, geography and the environment. Discusses the problems of interpreting the various sources for the period. Guides the reader towards a broadly-based understanding of the history of the Classical Age.