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Ancient Greece: A Very Short Introduction

Paul Anthony Cartledge

3.3/5 ( ratings)

This highly original introduction to ancient Greece uses the history of eleven major Greek cities to illuminate the most important and informative aspects of Greek culture. Cartledge highlights the role of such renowned cities as Athens and Sparta, but he also examines Argos, Thebes, Syracuse in Sicily, and Alexandria in Egypt, as well as lesser known locales such as Miletus and Massalia , where the Greeks introduced the wine grape to the French. The author uses these cities to illuminate major themes, from economics, religion, and social relations, to gender and sexuality, slavery and freedom, and politics.

Language: English

Pages: 216

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: November 10, 2011

ISBN: 0199601348

ISBN 13: 9780199601349

Ancient Greece: A Very Short Introduction

Paul Anthony Cartledge

3.3/5 ( ratings)

This highly original introduction to ancient Greece uses the history of eleven major Greek cities to illuminate the most important and informative aspects of Greek culture. Cartledge highlights the role of such renowned cities as Athens and Sparta, but he also examines Argos, Thebes, Syracuse in Sicily, and Alexandria in Egypt, as well as lesser known locales such as Miletus and Massalia , where the Greeks introduced the wine grape to the French. The author uses these cities to illuminate major themes, from economics, religion, and social relations, to gender and sexuality, slavery and freedom, and politics.

Language: English

Pages: 216

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: November 10, 2011

ISBN: 0199601348

ISBN 13: 9780199601349

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