Ancient Greece: A Very Short Introduction

by Cartledge, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780199601349
• ISBN10: 0199601348
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-11-10
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This highly original introduction to ancient Greece uses the history of eleven major Greek cities to illuminate the most important and informative aspects of Greek culture. Cartledge highlights the role of such renowned cities as Athens (birthplace of democracy) and Sparta, but he also examines Argos, Thebes, Syracuse in Sicily, and Alexandria in Egypt, as well as lesser known locales such as Miletus (home of the West's first intellectual, Thales) and Massalia (Marseilles today), where the Greeks introduced the wine grape to the French. The author uses these cities to illuminate major themes, from economics, religion, and social relations, to gender and sexuality, slavery and freedom, and politics.

Author Biography

Paul Cartledge is the inaugural A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at the University of Cambridge.

Table of Contents

Note on spelling of Greek names/words	p. xvii
Greek measures of money and distance	p. xix
List of illustrations	p. xxi
List of maps	p. xxiii
Introduction	p. 1
Cnossos	p. 6
Mycenae	p. 15
Argos	p. 23
Miletus	p. 30
Massalia	p. 42
Sparta	p. 50
Athens	p. 62
Syracuse	p. 80
Thebes	p. 93
Alexandria	p. 102
Byzantion	p. 117
Epilogue	p. 124
Appendix: The Panhellenic Sanctuaries	p. 134
Further Reading	p. 145
Chronology	p. 155
Who's Who	p. 160
Glossary	p. 169
Index	p. 175
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