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The Cambridge Ancient History
Edited By D. M. Lewi
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Description for The Cambridge Ancient History
hardcover. Volume VI of the new edition of The Cambridge Ancient History covers years which include the rise of Macedon and the campaigns of Alexander the Great. Editor(s): Lewis, D.M.; Boardman, John; Hornblower, Simon; Ostwald, Martin. Series: Cambridge Ancient History. Num Pages: 1094 pages, 39 b/w illus. 24 maps 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDAG; 1QSM; HBG; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 87. Weight in Grams: 1620.
Volume VI of the new edition of The Cambridge Ancient History begins with Sparta attempting to consolidate its leadership of mainland Greece and ends with the death of Alexander the Great after he had conquered the Persian Empire and marched far into India. It is correspondingly wide-ranging in its treatment of the politics and economy, not only of old Greece, but of the Near East and the western Mediterranean. The century also saw the continued development of Classical Greek art and the moulding of Greek prose as an uniquely flexible means of expression. The formation of the great philosophical schools ... Read more
Volume VI of the new edition of The Cambridge Ancient History begins with Sparta attempting to consolidate its leadership of mainland Greece and ends with the death of Alexander the Great after he had conquered the Persian Empire and marched far into India. It is correspondingly wide-ranging in its treatment of the politics and economy, not only of old Greece, but of the Near East and the western Mediterranean. The century also saw the continued development of Classical Greek art and the moulding of Greek prose as an uniquely flexible means of expression. The formation of the great philosophical schools ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1094
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Ancient History
Number of Pages
1094
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521233484
SKU
V9780521233484
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