Starr, Chester G.,

The ancient Greeks / - 227 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ;

TABLE OF CONTENTS -- The rise of Greek civilization -- The background of Greek history -- The rise of Athens to greatness -- The Golden Age of Athenian democracy -- The first stage of Greek civilization -- Greek history, 700-440 B.C. -- The decline of the Greek states, 440-336 B.C. -- The expansion of Greek civilization -- Alexander the great -- The Hellenistic Age -- Sources on Athenian democracy and imperialism.

Covers all aspects of life in early Greece, with abundant illustrations and an emphasis on the Greeks' role as the founders of Western civilization and culture.

0195012488 9780195012484 0529045524 9780529045522

913.8/03 913.38/03

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