Readings In Greek History : Sources and Interpretations /
Nagle, D. Brendan,1936-
Burstein, Stanley Mayer.
"An ideal reader for courses in Greek history, Greek civilization, and Western civilization, this comprehensive collection of more than 180 historical source documents covers major aspects of Greek civilization from the Archaic Age through the end of the Hellenistic Period. Featuring a diverse and extensive array of selections from the works of major authors, Readings in Greek History: Sources and Interpretations, Second Edition, offers balanced coverage of political, military, social, cultural, intellectual, economic, and technological developments in Greek life. It provides selections drawn from historical, philosophical, and oratorical Greek literary texts and from documentary sources, including inscriptions and papyri. The book is organized chronologically but also addresses various themes throughout, including religion, war, and gender relations. It is enhanced by substantial introductions to each chapter and selection and more than thirty photographs, images, and maps. NEW TO THIS EDITION: * New readings on the Bronze Age, religion in the Archaic and Classical periods, Athenian democracy, and Roman relations with the Greeks * An improved design featuring expanded headnotes and source documentation * A revised illustration program and new maps * A new Introduction and a new Timeline"--
Machine generated contents note: -- *=New to this Edition -- List of Maps and Figures -- * Time Line -- Preface -- 1. EARLY GREECE: FROM THE BRONZE AGE TO THE ORIGIN AND SPREAD OF THE POLIS SYSTEM -- A. Greece in the Second Millennium B.C. -- 1. The Mycenaean Kingdoms (ca. 1650-1150 BC) -- 2. Mycenaean Relations with the Hittites: the Tawagalawas Letter (Selections) -- * 3. The Sea Peoples and the End of the Bronze Age -- B. Greek Definitions of the Polis -- 1. The Natural Origins of the Polis: "Man Is by Nature a Political Animal" -- 2. The Nature of Citizenship: "He Who Has the Right to Take Part in Deliberative or Judicial Administration Is a Citizen" -- C. Greek Life in the Eighth Century B.C. -- 1. Homer: The Shield of Achilles -- 2. Hesiod's Works and Days -- D. Colonization and the Expansion of the Polis System: The Case of Cyrene -- 1. Herodotus' Account -- 2. The Oath of the Colonists -- E. Greeks and Non-Greeks in the Greek Colonies: The Foundation of Lampsacus -- F. Greeks and Scythians in the Black Sea: Coexistence and Interaction -- G. The Aristocratic Warrior -- 1. The Warrior Ideal -- 2. The Warrior and Society: The Drinking Song of Hybrias -- H. The Hoplite Revolution and the Citizen Soldier -- 1. The Reality of Battle -- 2. A Good Citizen: Tellus of Athens -- 3. Only Farmers Can Be Good Citizens -- I. The Hoplite Polis: Sparta -- J. The Role of Athletics -- 1. An Athletic Dynasty: The Diagorids of Rhodes -- 2. Athletics and the Polis: A Philosophical Critique -- 2. THE RISE AND FALL OF THE GREEK ARISTOCRACY IN THE ARCHAIC PERIOD -- * A. Religion in Aristocratic Greece -- * 1. Relations between Man and Gods -- * 2. Animal Sacrifice -- B. Aristocratic Privilege -- 1. The Gortyn Code -- 2. How a Boy Becomes a Man in Crete -- C. Aspects of Aristocratic Life at Its Peak -- 1. A Fine Symposium: Xenophanes -- 2. The Life of an Aristocrat: Alcaeus -- 3. When You Are "Repulsive to Boys and a Laughing Stock to Women": Mimnermus on Old Age -- 4. A Woman's View of Aristocratic Life: Sappho's "To Anactoria" -- D. Heroic Athletics: The Chariot Race at Patroclus' Funeral Games.
"An ideal reader for courses in Greek history, Greek civilization, and Western civilization, this comprehensive collection of more than 180 historical source documents covers major aspects of Greek civilization from the Archaic Age through the end of the Hellenistic Period. Featuring a diverse and extensive array of selections from the works of major authors, Readings in Greek History: Sources and Interpretations, Second Edition, offers balanced coverage of political, military, social, cultural, intellectual, economic, and technological developments in Greek life. It provides selections drawn from historical, philosophical, and oratorical Greek literary texts and from documentary sources, including inscriptions and papyri. The book is organized chronologically but also addresses various themes throughout, including religion, war, and gender relations. It is enhanced by substantial introductions to each chapter and selection and more than thirty photographs, images, and maps. NEW TO THIS EDITION: * New readings on the Bronze Age, religion in the Archaic and Classical periods, Athenian democracy, and Roman relations with the Greeks * An improved design featuring expanded headnotes and source documentation * A revised illustration program and new maps * A new Introduction and a new Timeline"--