ABSTRACT

Greek History: The Basics is a concise and compelling introduction to the study of Ancient Greece from the end of the Bronze Age to rule by Rome.

With a chapter on each crucial period of Greece’s ancient history, the book covers the key topics, approaches and issues at the heart of Greek History, including:

• The invention of politics and the rise of democracy

• The central role played by the Greek city

• The insights from cultural, political, demographic and economic history

• The benefits and pitfalls of working with different types of sources.

Featuring maps, illustrations, a timeline and annotated guides to further reading, this book is an engaging and authoritative introduction for students of Ancient Greek History.

chapter |8 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|16 pages

Familiar but Exotic

Why Greece Needs History

chapter 2|16 pages

Inventing the Greek Polis

chapter 4|15 pages

Law, Tyranny and the Invention of Politics

chapter 5|14 pages

Making Enemies

chapter 6|16 pages

The City of Freedom and Oppression

chapter 7|15 pages

The Unity and Diversity of the Greek City

chapter 8|13 pages

Making way for Alexander

chapter 9|15 pages

Greece becomes History

chapter |6 pages

Timeline

chapter |12 pages

Further Reading