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The Cambridge Ancient History
David M. Lewis (Ed.)
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Description for The Cambridge Ancient History
hardcover. This volume examines the fifth century BC, and is therefore more narrowly focused geographically than its predecessors and successors, hardly straying beyond Greece. Editor(s): Lewis, David M.; Boardman, John; Davies, J.K.; Ostwald, Martin. Series: Cambridge Ancient History. Num Pages: 620 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1060.
The fifth century BC was not only the first Classic age of European civilisation. It was the first and last period before the Romans in which great political and military power was located in the same place as cultural importance. This volume therefore is more narrowly focused geographically than its predecessors and successors, and hardly strays beyond Greece. Athens is at the centre of the picture, both politically and culturally, but events and achievements elsewhere are assessed as carefully as the nature of our sources allows. Two series of narrative chapters, one on the growth of the Athenian empire and ... Read more
The fifth century BC was not only the first Classic age of European civilisation. It was the first and last period before the Romans in which great political and military power was located in the same place as cultural importance. This volume therefore is more narrowly focused geographically than its predecessors and successors, and hardly strays beyond Greece. Athens is at the centre of the picture, both politically and culturally, but events and achievements elsewhere are assessed as carefully as the nature of our sources allows. Two series of narrative chapters, one on the growth of the Athenian empire and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
620
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Ancient History
Number of Pages
620
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521233477
SKU
V9780521233477
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Reviews for The Cambridge Ancient History
"The distinguished contributors...write authoritatively, with surprisingly few inconsistencies or disagreements.... In short: a splendid book, essential for every collection on ancient history...." Classical World "It sums up some of the best scholarship since 1927." The Classical Journal