These Were the Greeks

by H.D. Amos, A.G. Lang

Surveying Greek history and civilization, this examines such topics as the Minoans and Mycenaeans, City-States, Wars with Persia, Imperial Athens, Alexander, and after Alexander, as well as Greek religion, games, democracy and law, work and trade, and education.

Genres: History, School, Classics, Nonfiction, Greece, Ancient

224 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1982

Reviews

[Jo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very dry for the most part, but it gets the major points across. A decent text as an introduction to Greek history.

[Phillip · Rating 4 out of 5]

First, if you're looking for an in-depth and scholarly historical account of ancient Greece, this isn't the book you want. This is a textbook overview of ancient Greek history and culture. My five star rating is based on this being a good textbook; it is interesting, informative, well-written, covers a wide range of aspects of Greek life and thought, and has a lot of illustrations.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a Tapestry of Grace, Year 1 book. At times, the progression of history got lost in the details of the book, but it provided us with many interesting facts.

[Miranda · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the few books I found interesting in university.

[Mohamed · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, leisurely reading. By no means a composite of the Greek world.

[Ambassador116 · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent history of the Greeks from the early sea people's to Alexander the Great.

[Andrew Edstrom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Extremely readable yet thorough picture of the culture, history, lifestyle, and art of ancient greece.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative and easy to read.

[Lauren · Rating 2 out of 5]

A history of ancient Greece--some good information, but there are better texts out there.

[Anne]

General history of ancient greece