A History of Ancient Greece in Its Mediterranean Context

by Nancy H. Demand

A readable source on Ancient Greek History.

Genres: Classical Studies, History, Nonfiction

400 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Stone · Rating 3 out of 5]

I used this volume as textbook for my Greek History course. It was OK as an introductory guide, but I am disappointed that 1) the contents are not up-to-date with recent research, especially new archaeological finds regarding chronology of Bronze Age migrations; 2) the book itself was not well edited and compiled - the layout was not reader-friendly to say the least, and I've found multiple editorial mistakes, some of which were so obvious (like a missing space) that they really affect the work's credibility negatively. Overall I wouldn't recommend using this book as your introductory textbook to Greek History -- for the same price you can get a much better deal elsewhere.

[Ciel Dahlberg · Rating 1 out of 5]

Honestly one of the worst textbooks I've seen. Usually, digital copies are cheaper, but not for this and it makes sense. On every other page, there's a hyperlink to an article (often Wikipedia) for more information or pictures that for some reason can't be printed and instead must take up half of the page citing a link (not condensed). The book also didn't go into much detail or depth on any topic. It felt like a rather generalized and introductory passage, not very appropriate for an upper-level college class.