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A Companion to the Classical Greek World
"This is a volume of high quality…Here above all one can be confident that readers in general, and students in particular, will recognize guides through the period which are…sound, up-to-date and user-friendly…" (The Classical Review, Vol 58 No. 1 2008)
"Kinzl’s Companion on the Greek world in the classical period is a work of unrivalled geographical and conceptual scope. The volume demonstrates that Greek history consists of much more than political institutions and great power conflicts; it integrates literary and material evidence; it amounts to one of the most successful attempt (sic) at creating a non-Athenocentric history of classical Greece. " (Greece and Rome, Vol 55 No. 2 2008)
"Logically arranged and thoroughly indexed. This whole series is building … into an indispensable scholarly reference source on the ancient world; [Kinzl’s] volume adds considerable substance to that reputation." (Reference Reviews)
"Carefully researched pieces, written at level [of] peer-reviewed journals … highly recommended … most comprehensive and best single-volume work on the Classical period of Greek history on the market." (European Legacy Journal)
"This book deserves a place on the shelf of anyone interested, at any almost level, in classical Greek history." (University of Toronto Quarterly)
Konrad H. Kinzl (Edited by)
9781444334128, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 18 December 2009
640 pages
24.7 x 17.2 x 3.5 cm, 1.089 kg
"This collection of material is especially valuable for the holistic approach it takes in assessing the world of the fifth and fourth centuries. The focus is not narrow or purely literary and artistic. Thus, chapters on the Aegean world, the natural habitat, and the geological basis of the Greek environment place Greek society, farming, and settlement in a context far more deeply rooted than any purely literary study." (Pheonix, 2009)
This Companion provides scholarly yet accessible new interpretations of Greek history of the Classical period, from the aftermath of the Persian Wars in 478 B.C. to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.
List of Illustrations vii Notes on Contributors x Preface xiv Abbreviations and a Note on Spelling xv Maps xviii 1 The Classical Age as a Historical Epoch 1 2 The Literary Sources 26 3 The Non-Literary Written Sources 45 4 The Contribution of the Non-Written Sources 64 5 Athens, Sparta and the Wider World 84 6 Aegean Greece 99 7 The Central and Northern Balkan Peninsula 115 8 The Greek Cities of the Black Sea 137 9 Western Greece (Magna Graecia) 153 10 Beyond Magna Graecia: Greeks and Non-Greeks in France, Spain and Italy 174 11 The Eastern Mediterranean and Beyond: The Relations between the Worlds of the ‘Greek’ and ‘Non-Greek’ Civilizations 197 12 The Natural Environment 227 13 Environments and Landscapes of Greek Culture 245 14 The Economic Realities 281 15 Religious Practice and Belief 311 16 Citizens, Foreigners and Slaves in Greek Society 327 17 Women and Ethnicity in Classical Greece: Changing the Paradigms 350 18 Greek Government 367 19 Democracy 387 20 Law and Rhetoric: Community Justice in Athenian Courts 416 21 The Organization of Knowledge 432 22 From Classical to Hellenistic Art 456 23 Warfare in the Classical Age 480 24 The Greek World, 478–432 509 25 The Peloponnesian War and its Aftermath 526 26 The Greek World, 371–336 544 27 The Conquests of Alexander the Great 560 Index 589
Uwe Walter
P. J. Rhodes
P. J. Rhodes
Björn Forsén
Roger Brock
Kai Brodersen
Zofia Halina Archibald
Stanley M. Burstein
Peter Funke
Kathryn Lomas
Robert Rollinger
J. Donald Hughes
Lin Foxhall
G. J. Oliver
Emily Kearns
Nick Fisher
Sarah B. Pomeroy
Lynette G. Mitchell
Kurt A. Raaflaub
Robert W. Wallace
Susan Prince
Steven Lattimore
John W. I. Lee
Thomas Harrison
Karl-Wilhelm Welwei
Bruce LaForse
Waldemar Heckel
Subject Areas: History [HB]
