HISTORY OF THE CLASSICAL GREEK WORLD, 478-323 BC.
Series: BLACKWELL HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
Publisher: BLACKWELL
Published: 2006
Place of publication: OXFORD
Language: und; eng
Number of pages: 407
Description: "This book gives an accessible account of classical Greek history, from the aftermath of the Persian Wars in 478 B.C. to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. The author describes the years which witnessed the flourishing of democracy in Athens; the establishment of the Athenian empire; the Peloponnesian War, which involved the whole Greek world; the development of Macedonian power under Philip II; and the conquests of Alexander the Great."--Jacket.