{"product_id":"greek-history-for-schools-paperback-9781107624092","title":"Greek History for Schools (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107624092","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGreek History for Schools\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1914, this book is a succinct introduction to the history, art, literature and geography of ancient Greece.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eC. D. Edmonds (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107624092, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 July 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e424 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.54 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\"\u003eOriginally published in 1914, Edmonds' book is a succinct introduction to the history, art, literature and geography of ancient Greece from the prehistoric Aegean civilizations to the sack of Corinth by the Romans in 146 BC. Edmonds includes questions at the end of each chapter to stimulate discussion, and the text is augmented by fourteen maps, thirty-seven photographs and five illustrations. This book is still useful as a general introduction to ancient Greece, and will be of additional value to those with an interest in the history of Classical education in England.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The geography of Greece\u003cbr\u003e 2. Aegean civilisation\u003cbr\u003e 3. The heroic and Homeric age\u003cbr\u003e 4. The age of colonisation\u003cbr\u003e 5. The rise of Sparta\u003cbr\u003e 6. Tyranny\u003cbr\u003e 7. The early history of Athens\u003cbr\u003e 8. The rise of Athens\u003cbr\u003e 9. Ionia and Persia\u003cbr\u003e 10. Marathon\u003cbr\u003e 11. Thermopylae and Salamis\u003cbr\u003e 12. Plataea\u003cbr\u003e 13. The growth of Athenian power\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Athenian empire under Pericles\u003cbr\u003e 15. Athenian life\u003cbr\u003e 16. The outbreak of the Peloponnesian war\u003cbr\u003e 17. The first part of the Peloponnesian war\u003cbr\u003e 18. The Athenian expedition to Siciliy\u003cbr\u003e 19. The fall of Athens\u003cbr\u003e 20. The Spartan supremacy\u003cbr\u003e 21. The fall of Spartan supremacy\u003cbr\u003e 22. The Theban supremacy\u003cbr\u003e 23. Dionysius of Syracuse\u003cbr\u003e 24. Philip of Macedon\u003cbr\u003e 25. Alexander the Great\u003cbr\u003e 26. The successors of Alexander\u003cbr\u003e 27. The culture of the Hellenistic age\u003cbr\u003e 28. Greece and Rome\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265801507096,"sku":"9781107624092","price":28.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107624092i_65d5428c-6ea3-4cd6-86ca-967573264654.jpg?v=1696770245","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/greek-history-for-schools-paperback-9781107624092","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}