The Greeks: An Introduction to Their CultureThe Greeks has provided a concise yet wide-ranging introduction to the culture of ancient Greece since its first publication. In this expanded second edition the best-selling volume offers a lucid survey that: covers all the key elements of ancient Greek civilization from the age of Homer to the Hellenistic period; provides detailed discussions of the main trends in literature and drama, philosophy, art and architecture, with generous reference to original sources; places ancient Greek culture firmly in its political, social and historical context; includes a new chapter on 'Religion and Social Life'. @text:The Greeks now contains more illustrations, a chronological chart, maps, and suggestions for further reading as well as a new glossary. The Greeks is an indispensable introduction for all students of Classics, and an invaluable guide for students of other disciplines who require a grounding in Greek civilization. |
Contents
HISTORY | 29 |
1 | 39 |
Periclean Athens | 47 |
The Peloponnesian | 54 |
Spartan hegemony and the Second Athenian League | 63 |
Alexander the Great | 71 |
PHILOSOPHY | 118 |
ART | 150 |
Appendices | 200 |
| 207 | |
| 213 | |
| 215 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Achilles Aegisthus Aeschylus Agamemnon Alcibiades ancient Apollo archaic Aristophanes Aristotle artist Assemblywomen Athenian Athens battle beauty body called cave centre chorus civilisation classical Cleon Clytemnestra comedy culture curve death democracy Demosthenes developed Dionysius Dipylon Egyptian Ethics Euripides Exekias expression famous fifth century figures geometric give gods Greece Greek Greek world happiness head Hellenistic helmet hero Herodotus heroic History Homer Homeric poems honour human ideal Iliad individual Ionian Isocrates justice king knowledge kouros Lapith later lines London moral Museum Mycenae Mycenaean myth nature Odysseus Oedipus Olympian oracle Orestes Oxford painter painting Parthenon peace pediment Pericles Persian Pheidias Philip philosopher physical Plato play Pliny poet Poetics poetry political Polyclitus pose Praxiteles recognises reflects represented Republic Roman rule scene sculpture Socrates sophist Sophocles soul Sparta spirit statue style surviving temple things Thucydides tion tragedy Trojan Troy truth vase virtue whole word Xerxes Zeus Zeuxis