A History of the Classical Greek World_ 478 - 323 BC by P J Rhodes EPUB

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



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



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