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A popular history of Greece: from the earliest period to the incorporation with the Roman Empire

A popular history of Greece: from the earliest period to the incorporation with the Roman Empire

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Ancient GreeceAncient RomeFiction Anthologies

ISBN10: 9353609682
ISBN13: 9789353609689
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 28 2019
Pages: 482
Weight: 1.34
Height: 1.07 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
From myth to empire, Greece. D. Rose traces the long arc of a civilisation that shaped Western politics, art, and thought, offering a popular history narrative with the pace of a story and the sweep of a classical history survey. Beginning with greek civilisation origins in the shadowy earliest period, the account moves through archaic and classical Greece, where Athens and Sparta test rival ideals, and onward to the age when Macedon and Rome redraw the map. Rose keeps attention on people and institutions: assemblies and armies, poets and lawgivers, sanctuaries and sea-lanes. Alongside battles and diplomacy, greek religion and culture receive clear, sympathetic treatment, making the book a useful classical studies reference for readers returning to the classics, and a steady guide for homeschool ancient history. The narrative engages with the world of Herodotus and Thucydides, situating Greek choices within a wider ancient Mediterranean history collection of interconnected city-states and empires. As a complete greek history volume, it closes with Greece under Roman rule and the transition from independent poleis to a provincial yet influential Hellenic heartland. Read today, it stands as a reminder of how historical writing once aimed to be both instructive and readable, bridging the library and the fireside. Ideal for curious newcomers and shelf-proud collectors of classic histories, it rewards rereading. 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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