Class in Archaic Greece

by Peter W. Rose

Book Overview

Archaic Greece saw a number of decisive changes, including the emergence of the polis, the foundation of Greek settlements throughout the Mediterranean and Black Sea, the organization of panhellenic games and festivals, the rise of tyranny, the invention of literacy, the composition of the Homeric epics and the emergence of lyric poetry, the development of monumental architecture and large scale sculpture, and the establishment of 'democracy'. This...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521768764
• ISBN13: 9780521768764
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 454 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 9.1"