Exploring the World of the Ancient Greeks
John Camp
Elizabeth Fisher
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| ‘Readable ... fascinating ... eye-witness accounts bring what could be dry historical fact to life ... a volume with which to whet your appetite for your trip, to read and digest in order to impress the kids and to carry with you for fast reference while in situ’ | | – Antiques Magazine |
| ‘Authoritative and superbly illustrated’ | | – Antiques Diary |
| ‘An ideal introduction to the classical enterprise’ | | – The Scotsman |
A grand, sweeping and authoritative survey of a culture that made an unparalleled contribution to the rise of Western civilization.
The ancient Greeks set out from their homeland to colonize and settle almost all the Mediterranean and Black Sea coasts. They were a remarkable people, who have left their imprint on virtually every aspect of modern human endeavour – politics, theatre, art, philosophy, medicine, architecture and athletics.
This exceptional book reveals how they developed and adapted from Paleolithic times on, and how they interacted, both peaceably and otherwise, with the surrounding cultures: Minoans, Carians, Phoenicians, Lydians, Persians and Romans.
Extracts from Classical authors and inscriptions provide eye-witness accounts of events, people and places, bringing the story vividly to life and allowing the Greeks to speak for themselves.
Contents include:
• The story of the Greeks from prehistory to the Ottoman empire
• The heroic age of the Mycenaeans, Greek gods and religion, Greek art and architecture
• Recent discoveries, including the Uluburun wreck, the tombs at Vergina and the underwater excavations at Alexandria
• Features on myths and legends, the development of coinage, the Greek alphabet, theatre and warfare through the ages
• Reconstructions and diagrams of Greek cities, temple architecture and key battles
• Detailed maps and site plans
• Timeline with key events and personalities
• Gazetteer of sites and museums to visit
• Guide to further reading
Also of interest:
The Complete World of Greek Mythology
The Greeks Overseas
Greece: Splendours of an Ancient Civilization
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500051127 | | ISBN-13 978-0500051122 | | | | 24.4 x 18.8 cm | | Hardback | | 224pp | | 376 illustrations, 107 in colour,(including 2-colour maps) | | First published 2002 | | | | £17.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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