The Cambridge Companion to Archaic Greece

H A Shapiro editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:7th May '07

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This Companion provides a synthesis of history, society, and culture during the formative period of Ancient Greece.

The Cambridge Companion to Archaic Greece provides a wide-ranging synthesis of history, society, and culture during the formative period of Ancient Greece. In ten clearly written and succinct chapters, leading scholars from around the English-speaking world treat all aspects of the civilization of Archaic Greece.The Cambridge Companion to Archaic Greece provides a wide-ranging synthesis of history, society, and culture during the formative period of Ancient Greece, from the Age of Homer in the late eighth century to the Persian Wars of 490–480 BC. In ten clearly written and succinct chapters, leading scholars from around the English-speaking world treat all aspects of the civilization of Archaic Greece, from social, political, and military history to early achievements in poetry, philosophy, and the visual arts. Archaic Greece was an age of experimentation and intellectual ferment that laid the foundations for much of Western thought and culture. Individual Greek city-states rose to great power and wealth, and after a long period of isolation, many cities sent out colonies that spread Hellenism to all corners of the Mediterranean world. This Companion offers a vivid and fully documented account of this critical stage in the history of the West.

"With all the questions and debates that this volume presents, it certainly encourages the reader to explore the subjects more deeply." --BMCR

ISBN: 9780521822008

Dimensions: 236mm x 160mm x 24mm

Weight: 594g

318 pages