| The Cambridge Ancient History Revised Edition Contributor(s): Boardman, John (Editor), Hammond, N. G. L. (Editor), Lewis, D. M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521228042 ISBN-13: 9780521228046 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $386.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1988 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 930 |
| LCCN: D57 1988 |
| Series: Cambridge Ancient History |
| Physical Information: 2.2" H x 6.6" W x 8.9" (3.15 lbs) 946 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first section of this volume examines the Persian empire, the regions it comprised, and its expansion under Cyrus, Darius, and Xerxes. In Greece, Sparta attained maturity as the leader of a military coalition and Athens passed through a period of enlightened tyranny to a moderate democracy of dynamic energy and intelligence. Given the contrast between Greek idealism and Persian absolutism a clash between the two empires was inevitable. Important chapters deal with the revolt of Ionian Greeks against the Persians, and the two Persian invasions of Greece including epic battles at Marathon, Tthermopylae, and Salamis. The book's third part turns to the Western Mediterranean: Italy becomes a significant factor in the area's historical development and is explored in terms of its peoples and languages from the Bronze to the Iron Ages. |