This highly original introduction to ancient Greece uses the history of eleven major Greek cities to illuminate the most important and informative aspects of Greek culture. Cartledge highlights the role of such renowned cities as Athens (birthplace of democracy) and Sparta, but he also examines Argos, Thebes, Syracuse in Sicily, and Alexandria in Egypt, as well as lesser known locales such as Miletus (home of the West’s first intellectual, Thales) and Massalia (Marseilles today), where the Greeks introduced the wine grape to the French. The author uses these cities to illuminate major themes, from economics, religion, and social relations, to gender and sexuality, slavery and freedom, and politics.
Author: Paul Cartledge
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 11/10/2011
Series: Very Short Introductions
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.30w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780199601349
Language: English
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