The Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World

by Boardman, John; Griffin, Jasper; Murray, Oswyn

• ISBN13: 9780192801371
• ISBN10: 0192801376
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-14
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

A comprehensive view of the ancient Greek world, its history and its achievements. The legacy of the Hellenistic world is vast--it ranges from architecture to philosophy, literature, and the visual arts to military strategy and science. This authoritative study covers the period from the eighth century BC, which witnessed the emergence of the Greek city-states, to the conquests of Alexander the Great and the establishment of the Greek monarchies some five centuries later.Chapters dealing with political and social history are interspersed with chapters on philosophy and the arts, including Homer, Greek myth, Aristotle, and Plato, Greek dramatists such as Sophocles and Aristophanes, and the flourishing of the visual and plastic arts.This volume, first published as part of The Oxford History of the Classical World, includes illustrations, maps, a Chronology of Events, and suggestions for Further Reading.

Author Biography

John Boardman is Professor Emeritus of Classical Archaeology and Art, Lincoln College, Oxford.
Dr Oswyn Murray is Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at Baliol College, Oxford.
Dr Jasper Griffin is Tutor in Ancient History at Baliol College, Oxford.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Greece: The History of the Archaic Period

Homer

Greek Myth and Hesiod

Lyric and Elegiac Poetry

Early Greek Philosophy

Greece: The History of the Classical Period

Greek Drama

Greek Historians

Life and Society in Classical Greece

Classical Greek Philosophy

Greek Religion

Greek Art and Architecture

The History of the Hellenistic Period

Hellenistic Culture and Literature

Hellenistic Philosophy and Science

Hellenistic and Graeco-Roman Art

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