书目

A History of Greece (Cambridge Library Collection - Classics)

内容简介

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

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