Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World

A 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 Study Covers the Period From the 8Th 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 Book is Intended for Anyone Interested in Classical Greek History and Archaeology Students of the Classics, History, Archaeology.