{"product_id":"a-history-of-greece-1300-to-30-bc-hardback-9781405190343","title":"A History of Greece, 1300 to 30 BC (Hardback) 9781405190343","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of Greece, 1300 to 30 BC\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Parker’s \u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHistory of Greece\u003c\/i\u003e provides both an eminently readable account of historical events and a wealth of primary source discussions that guide the reader through the challenges of historical interpretation.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eSheila Ager, University of Waterloo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“In lucid and elegant prose, Victor Parker does not baulk at dealing with the complexities of our evidence, but presents an erudite, accessible and authoritative account of the political narrative of the Greek world.  \u003ci\u003eA History of Greece\u003c\/i\u003e will become a standard textbook for introductory courses on Greek history.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eLynette Mitchell, University of Exeter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eVictor Parker (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405190343, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 January 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e504 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 18 x 2.8 cm, 1.139 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of Greece: 1300\u003c\/i\u003e‒\u003ci\u003e30 BC\u003c\/i\u003e, offers a comprehensive introduction to the foundational political history of Greece, from the late Mycenaean Age through to the death of Cleopatra VII, the last Hellenistic monarch of Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces textual and archaeological evidence used by historians to reconstruct historical events during Greece’s Bronze, Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals the political and social structure of the Greek world in the late Mycenaean period (thirteenth century BC) through analysis of the Linear B tablets, the oldest surviving records in Greek\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures numerous references to original source materials, including various fragmentary papyri, inscriptions, coins, and other literary sources\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides extensive coverage of the Hellenistic period, and covers areas excluded from most Greek history texts, including the Greek West\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures judicious use of illustrations throughout, and considers instructors’ teaching needs by structuring the later sections to facilitate teaching a parallel course in Roman History\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBalances scholarship with a reader-friendly approach to create an accessible introduction to the political history of one of most remarkable ancient civilizations and sophisticated periods of world history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Boxes xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations and Reference Conventions xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Geography of Greece 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Bronze and “Dark Age”: circa 1300–800 BC 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Mycenaean Age 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The End of the Bronze Age and the Great Migrations 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Greece in the Later “Dark Age” (circa 900–750 BC) 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The Archaic Period: circa 800–479 BC 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Colonization 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Sparta from the Messenian Wars to the Creation of the Peloponnesian League 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Tyranny 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Athens from Cylon to Cleisthenes 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Persia and the Ionian Revolt 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Persian Wars 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: The Classical Period: 479–323 BC 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Athenian Empire 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Sparta and Athens during the Pentecontaetia 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 From the Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War to the Peace of Nicias 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 From the Peace of Nicias to the Surrender of Athens 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Lacedaemonian Ascendancy in Greece 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Boeotian Ascendancy in Greece and the Second Athenian League 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The West from the Sicilian Expedition to the Campaigns of Timoleon 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Philip of Macedon and the Conquest of Greece 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Alexander the Great and the Conquest of Persia 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: The Hellenistic Period: 323–30 BC 317\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 The Wars of the Diadochi 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 The Creation of the Hellenistic States 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Sicily and the West from Agathocles to the First Punic War 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 The Hellenistic World in Equilibrium 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 The Coming of Rome 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Twilight of the Hellenistic World 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