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The Greek World 479-323 BC
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The Greek World 479-323 BC Hardcover - 2002 - 3rd Edition

by Simon Hornblower

From the publisher

The Greek World 479-323 BC has been an indispensable guide to classical Greek history since its first publication. Simon Hornblower has comprehensively re-written and revised his original text, bringing it up-to-date for a new generation of readers.

The extensive changes include:

  • two important new chapters - Argos, and the Peloponnesian War
  • the incorporation of further primary sources
  • more than thirty new illustrations
  • the insertion of user-friendly subheadings
  • a completely updated bibliography.

With valuable coverage of the broader Mediterranean world in which Greek culture flourished, as well as close examination of Athens, Sparta, and the other great city-states of Greece itself, this third edition of a classic work is a more essential read than ever before.

First line

This book begins immediately after the Greek defeat of the great Persian invasion led by King Xerxes (480/79 BC).

Details

  • Title The Greek World 479-323 BC
  • Author Simon Hornblower
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 3rd
  • Edition 3
  • Pages 420
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge
  • Date June 28, 2002
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780415163262 / 0415163269
  • Weight 1.79 lbs (0.81 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6.86 x 0.95 in (22.61 x 17.42 x 2.41 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 938

About the author

Simon Hornblower is Professor of Ancient History at University College London. He was previously a Fellow of Oriel College and Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Oxford. His many publications in Greek history and classical civilization include Greek Historiography (2000), A commentary on Thucydides (1997), The Oxford Classical Dictionary (edited with Antony Spawforth, 1996), and The Cambridge Ancient History Vol. VI: The Fourth Century BC (edited with D. M. Lewis, John Boardman and Martin Ostwald, 1994).

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