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". . . something of a revolution in ancient history textbook-writing." -- The Classical Review
". . . teaches the reader not only what to think about ancient history but how to think about ancient history." -- Barry Strauss, Cornell University
". . . teaches the reader not only what to think about ancient history but how to think about ancient history." -- Barry Strauss, Cornell University
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Athens and Sparta deals not only with the established area of Greek political history, but also with some of the most important aspects of Greek social history, a subject which is winning increasing recognition. The author sets out the Greek source material in detail, with a full set of references. Meeting a long-felt need, he explicitly demonstrates many of the techniques of criticism and reconstruction which historians apply to this ancient evidence. Critical in spirit throughout, yet still communicating a deep respect for Greek intelligence, Powell provides a close study of the leading Greek thinkers, and an outline of the principles of psychology, both ancient and modern. His analysis successfully illustrates the practical wisdom and cunning of the chief Greek communities, Athens and Sparta.
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In 479 BC the city of Athens was in ruins. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
painted rope, helot revolt, oligarchic factions, deceitful woman, tribute lists, funeral speech, citizen population Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Delian League, Old Oligarch, Peace of Kallias, Asia Minor, Four Hundred, Life of Lykourgos, Life of Perikles, Theophrastos Characters, Life of Kimon, Ten Years War, Great King, Thirty Years Peace, Life of Nikias, Black Sea, Great Harbour, King Xerxes, Melian Dialogue, Peace of Nikias, Aristotelian Ath, Classical Review, Life of Penkles, Life of Solon, Minor Attic, New Comedy, Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society New!
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In 479 BC the city of Athens was in ruins. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
painted rope, helot revolt, oligarchic factions, deceitful woman, tribute lists, funeral speech, citizen population Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Delian League, Old Oligarch, Peace of Kallias, Asia Minor, Four Hundred, Life of Lykourgos, Life of Perikles, Theophrastos Characters, Life of Kimon, Ten Years War, Great King, Thirty Years Peace, Life of Nikias, Black Sea, Great Harbour, King Xerxes, Melian Dialogue, Peace of Nikias, Aristotelian Ath, Classical Review, Life of Penkles, Life of Solon, Minor Attic, New Comedy, Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides on 40 pages
- The Athenian Empire by Russell Meiggs on 7 pages
- A History of Greece: From the Time of Solon to 403 BC by George Grote on 6 pages
- History of Greece by J. B. Bury on page 206, page 208, and page 209
- History of the Arabs, Revised: 10th Edition by Philip Hitti on page 375, and page 379
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- Aspects Of Greek History 750-323 BC: A Source-Based Approach by Terry Buckley on 8 pages
- The Greek World by Anton Powell on 4 pages
- The Shadow of Sparta by Anton Powell on 4 pages
- Symmachie Und Spondai: Untersuchungen Zum Griechischen Volkerrecht Der Archaischen Und Klassischen Zeit (Untersuchungen Zur Antiken Literatur Und Geschichte) by Ernst Baltrusch on page 136, page 171, and Back Matter
- Greek Political Thought (Ancient Cultures) by Ryan K. Balot in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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