Individual and Community: The Rise of the Polis 800-500 B.C.

by Chester G. Starr

During the three centuries from 800 to 500 B.C., the Greek world evolved from a primitive society--both culturally and economically--to one whose artistic products dominated all Mediterranean markets, supported by a wide overseas trade. In the following two centuries came the literary, philosophical, and artistic masterpieces of the classic area. Vital to this advance was the development of the polis, a collective institution in which citizens had...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195039718
• ISBN13: 9780195039719
• Release Date: February 1986
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.8"