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History of Greece I. Legendary Greece. II. Grecian History to the Reign of Peisistratus at Athens (Volume II)

History of Greece I. Legendary Greece. II. Grecian History to the Reign of Peisistratus at Athens (Volume II)

Grote, George

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Ancient GreeceGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 9353702275
ISBN13: 9789353702274
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 17 2019
Pages: 482
Weight: 1.34
Height: 1.07 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Before marble temples, there were stories. Myth slowly hardens into history. In this annotated classic edition of George Grote's landmark History of Greece, Volume II follows the long shadow of legendary Greece mythology into the measurable world of archaic Greece 800-500 BC. Grote traces how archaic Greek city-states learned to argue, trade, fight, and remember: from epic tradition and early cults to the first contours of law, colonisation, and civic identity. The narrative tightens on Peisistratus and Athens, where ancient Athens politics begin to look recognisably modern, and power is contested in public view. Written with the force of a Victorian mind trained on evidence, this academic classical history tome remains a touchstone of classical antiquity scholarship and a dependable classical studies reference. An essential resource for tracing the origins of Greek freedom, faction, and tyranny. Grote reads the poets, weighs tradition against institutions and emerging chronology, and prepares the ground for the later testimony of Herodotus and Thucydides. His prose stays lucid and argumentative, attentive to how communities, not just leaders, shape events. For curious general readers it offers a dramatic route into early Greece; for collectors and students it stands as a university ancient history text in spirit, a complete ancient greece volume within one of the great modern narratives of the ancient Mediterranean. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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