内容简介
WidelyacknowledgedasthemostauthoritativestudyofancientGreece,GeorgeGrote'stwelve-volumework,begunin1846,establishedtheshapeofGreekhistorywhichstillprevailsintextbooksandpopularaccountsoftheancientworldtoday.GroteemploysdirectandclearlanguagetotakethereaderfromtheearliesttimesoflegendaryGreecetothedeathofAlexanderandhisgeneration,drawinguponepicpoetryandlegend,andexaminingthegrowthanddeclineoftheAtheniandemocracy.TheworkprovidesexplanationsofGreekpoliticalconstitutionsandphilosophy,andinterwoventhroughoutaretheimportantbutoutlyingadventuresoftheSicilianandItalianGreeks.Volume5dealswithGreekhistoryfromthebattleofMarathonthroughthePersianWarsanddevelopmentsinSicilydowntotheeraofPerikles.