A History of the Classical Greek World: 478 - 323 BC

Blackwell History of the Ancient World

by P.J. Rhodes

Thoroughly updated and revised, the second edition of this successful and widely praised textbook offers an account of the ‘classical’ period of Greek history, from the aftermath of the Persian Wars in 478 BC to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC. Two important new chapters have been added, covering life and culture in the classical Greek world Features new pedagogical tools, including textboxes, and a comprehensive chronological table of the West, mainland Greece, and the Aegean Enlarged and additional maps and illustrative material Covers the history of an important period, including: the flourishing of democracy in Athens; the Peloponnesian war, and the conquests of Alexander the Great Focuses on the evidence for the period, and how the evidence is to be interpreted

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

486 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2005

About the author

P. J. Rhodes is Honorary Professor and Emeritus Professor of Ancient History at the University of Durham. He has written widely on Thucydides and ancient Greece; one of his most recent books is A History of the Classical Greek World 478-323 BC (2005).

Reviews

[Anne Cupero · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is scholarly, no doubt about that. But having every source listed in every sentence is off putting. It felt often like reading a scientific paper. I definitely did not enjoy it, and ok, maybe one is not supposed to "like" nonfiction academic books, some researchers manage to make that happen. I would prefer to read Peter Green or Robin Lane Fox.

[Dave Harmon · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF @p250
i hate badly written non fiction. this is way too lost in the weeds of trivial details that werent worth knowing. such that its not possible to get a big picture understanding of whats going on. its the sort of book where you can skip a few pages an not feel like you missed anything or go back to the begining of the page and not realize youre rereading the same thing. and this is exclusivly focused on military political aspects but doesnt evern get into stuf like what sort of equipment the soldiers used. basically it just rehases and synthesises Thuucyidies, Xenophon, et al.

[Daniel Bennett · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good introduction, but the curious reader should pursue any interesting source materials to their logical conclusions. The study of history begins, not ends, in this book.

[Dabney · Rating 2 out of 5]

Academics write clearly and concisely challenge. Level: Impossible

[Jenny McClendon]

Blackwell Histories are generally rigorous enough to fill the gaps from secondary and post-secondary survey courses. 478-323 does not disappoint.

[Panagiotis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Για όσους αγαπούν την Ιστορία , αλλά πολύ λόγω της πυκνής γραφής και παράθεσης ημερομηνιών και γεγονότων.

[Rob Marshall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent text for A level students.