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A History of the Classical Greek World: 478-323 BC by P. J. Rhodes

This book gives an accessible account of classical Greek history, from the aftermath of the Persian Wars in 478 bc to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 bc. It covers political and military events, including: the flourishing of democracy in Athens; the Peloponnesian war, which involved the whole Greek world; and the conquests of Alexander the Great. It also deals with social, economic and cultural developments as well as political and military events; combines analysis with narrative; and, details the evidence on which the account is based and the considerations which have to be born in mind in using this evidence. The book is written by P. J. Rhodes, who has been teaching and writing on Greek history for over 40 years. The book's clarity and directness make it ideal for course use.

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It is superbly fitted for the purpose [of an undergraduate textbook]... extremely full, clear and detailed... A model of how this sort of history should be written. (BBC History Magazine) A thoughtful and measured treatment, especially valuable for undergraduates. Beats its rivals for sheer thoroughness and sagacity. --David Whitehead, Queen's University Belfast A reliable history, with an up-to-date bibliography concluding each chapter... well-fitted for an undergraduate survey course in the classical world. (Choice) Peter Rhodes ... is one of the most formidable living scholars of Classical (5th and 4th centuries BC) Greece and especially of the political institutions of the Athenian democracy ... Rhodes's typically clear, sober and detailed accounts of the 5th-century Athenian empire, the Atheno-Peloponnesian War and the 4th-century Second Athenian League may well become the first port of call for undergraduate essay writers - and more enduring resources for their mentors. (Times Higher Education Supplement) This volume is therefore a valuable resource for any teacher of this period of Greek History, so one for the departmental library would be helpful, and at university level any undergraduate would find that it provides an excellent overview. (Journal of Classics Teaching) Rhodes has written a very accessible work on the classical Greek world ... highly recommendable and very suitable for undergraduates, not only as an introduction to the Greek classical world but also as a textbook for the proper methodological approach. (Scholia) This book demonstrates a breadth of scholarship but remains easy to read and understand. (Ancient West & East) Readers of every variety, but especially those who take their ancient history seriously, owe a great debt to Peter Rhodes for a book which ... is a joy to read and which, because of its meticulous scholarship, deserves to become the first book a historian of Classical Greece turns to when seeking information that is thoroughly grounded and clearly explained. (Blaise Nagy, New England Classical Journal)

About P. J. Rhodes

P. J. Rhodes is Professor Emeritus of Ancient History at the University of Durham. He is the author of many books on Greek history, including The Athenian Boule (1972), A Commentary on the Aristotelian Athenaion Politeia (1981), the Penguin Aristotle: The Athenian Constitution (1984), The Decrees of the Greek States (with D. M. Lewis, 1997) and Greek Historical Inscriptions (with R. Osborne, 2003).

List of Illustrations.List of Figures.List of maps.Preface.Note on references.1. Introduction.2. The Formation of the Delian League.3. The Peloponnese in the Early Fifth Century.4. Athens After the Persian wars.5. The Athenian Empire in the Mid Fifth Century.6. Periclean Athens.8. The Peloponnesian War: Origins.9. The Peloponnesian War: Resources and Strategies.10. The Peloponnesian War: 431-421.11. The Athens of Cleon.12. the Peloponnesian War: 431-413.13. The Peloponnesian War: 413-404.14. Athens in the Late Fifth Century.15. The Athenian Empire: Retrospect.16. Introduction to the Fourth Century: The Common Peace.17. Sparta's Imperialism and Collapse.Appendix: Persia and Its rebels.18. The Second Athenian League.19. Thebes and Northern Grece.20. Athens After the Peloponnesian War.21. The Western Greeks from Dionysius I to Timoleon.22. Philip II of Macedon.Appendix : Persia and the Greeks in teh Reign of Artaxerxes III.23. Demosthenic Athens.Appendix : Sparta.24. Alexander the Ggreat: Sources and Outline.25. Alexander the Great: Topics.26. Epilogue.Bibliography.Index.

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GOR006034967

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9780631225652

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063122565X

Title

A History of the Classical Greek World: 478-323 BC by P. J. Rhodes

Author

P. J. Rhodes

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Blackwell History of the Ancient World

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John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Year published

20050801

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424

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A History of the Classical Greek World P. J. Rhodes

A History of the Classical Greek World by P. J. Rhodes

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