Ancient Greece: A Very Short Introduction

by Paul Anthony Cartledge

Book Overview

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 (birthplace of democracy) and Sparta, but he also examines Argos, Thebes, Syracuse in Sicily, and Alexandria in Egypt, as well as lesser known locales such as Miletus (home of the West's first intellectual, Thales)...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199601348
• ISBN13: 9780199601349
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.3" x 6.8"