A History of the Classical Greek World : 478-323 BC

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A History of the Classical Greek World : 478-323 BCThis book gives an accessible account of classical Greek history, from the aftermath of the Persian Wars in 478 BC to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC. It covers political and military events, including: the flourishing of democracy in Athens; the Peloponnesian war, which involved the whole Greek world; and the conquests of Alexander the Great. It also deals with social, economic and cultural developments as well as political and military

he came to turn away from his youthful ideas and licentious lifestyle

Σε ένα κόσμο γεμάτο χρώματα και φαντασία

Robin Waterfield's lively and up-to-date translation is accompanied by an introduction by John Rich

γλυκιά ζάλη

Μιλώντας με κάποιον

which sympathetically presents the flawed relationship of a soldier and a captive girl

they have no idea what to expect

Professor Wiseman explores the question of how the Romans understood their own past and the role of early drama in generating and transmitting legends

He begins a vitriolic monologue

including more than a few lawyer jokes

Herodotus as a story teller

in slavery after Troy's fall

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