As an invaluable resource for students and general audiences investigating Ancient Greek culture and history, this encyclopedia provides a thorough examination of the Mediterranean world and its influence on modern society. All Things Ancient Greece examines the history and cultural life of Ancient Greece until the death of Philip II of Macedon in 336 BCE. The encyclopedia shows how the various city-states developed from the Bronze Age to the end of the Classical Age, influencing the Greek world and beyond. The cultural achievements of the Greeks detailed in this two-volume set include…mehr
As an invaluable resource for students and general audiences investigating Ancient Greek culture and history, this encyclopedia provides a thorough examination of the Mediterranean world and its influence on modern society. All Things Ancient Greece examines the history and cultural life of Ancient Greece until the death of Philip II of Macedon in 336 BCE. The encyclopedia shows how the various city-states developed from the Bronze Age to the end of the Classical Age, influencing the Greek world and beyond. The cultural achievements of the Greeks detailed in this two-volume set include literature, politics, medicine, religion, and the arts. This work has entries on the various city-states, regions, battles, culture, and ideas that helped shape the ancient Greek world and its societies. Each entry delves into detailed topics with suggested readings. Many entries include sidebars containing primary documents from ancient sources that explore ancillary ideas, biographies, and specific examples from literature and philosophy. Readers, both students of ancient history and a general audience, are encouraged to interact with the material either chronologically, thematically, or geographically.
James W. Ermatinger, PhD, is professor of history and dean at University of Illinois Springfield in Springfield, IL.
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Volume 1 Guide to Related Topics Preface Introduction Timeline Entries A-J Achaea Acropolis Aegae Aegina Aegospotami, Battle of Afterlife Agora Agriculture Akragas Alphabet Amphipolis Andros Arcadia Archidamian War Architecture Archon Arginusae, Battle of Argos Aristotelian Philosophy Army Art Asklepios and the Healing Arts Astronomy Athenian Empire Athens Athletes Attica Barbarian Basileus Boeotia Boule Bronze Age Burials Byzantium Calendar Caria Carthage Chaeronea, Battle of Chalcidian League Chios Chronology Cleruchy Clothing Cnossos Coinage Colonization Comedy Corcyra Corinth Corinthian League Corinthian War Cosmology Cyclades Cyme Cyrene Cyzicus Defenses Delian League Delos Delphi Deme Democracy Dionysus Dorian Invasion Ecclesia Economy Eleusis Elis Ephesus Ephors Epidamnus Epidaurus Epirus Etruscans Euboea Family Festivals Food Funerals Furniture Games Gardens Gela Geography Gerousia Gymnasium Helot Heraclea Minoa Himera Homeric Epics Hoplite Horse Racing House Inscriptions and Papyri Ionian League Ionian Revolt Istrus and Olbia Volume 2 Guide to Related Topics xv Entries K-Z Koine Language Law Courts Lelantine War Linear B Literature Macedon Magna Graecia Mantinea, Battles of Marathon, Battle of Marriage Massalia Mathematics Measurements and Accounting Megara Megarian Decree Melian Dialogue Melos Mercenaries Merchant Ships Messenia Metic Miletus Military Ships Mines of Laurium Minoans Monarchy Music and Dance Mycale, Battle of Mycenae Mystery Religions Mytilene Names Navy Naxos Officials Oligarchy Olives Olympia Olympian Religion Olympic Games and Festival Olynthus Omens Ostracism Paideia Panathenaea Panhellenic Games Parthenon Peace of Callias Pella Peloponnese Peloponnesian League Peloponnesian War Perioeci Persepolis and Other Persian Capitals Persia Persian Wars Phalanx Phocis Phoenicia Plataea, Battle of Police Polis Potidaea Pre-Socratic Prytaneis Punishment Pylos Religion Rhodes Rome Salamis, Battle of Samos Sardis and Lydia Scythians Sex Sicilian Expedition Sinope Slavery Social Status Socratic Method Sophists Sparta Stadium Syracuse Taxation Temples Thasos Theater Thebes Thermopylae, Battle of Thessaly Tragedy Tribes Tribute Troy Tyrants Weapons Bibliography Index
Volume 1 Guide to Related Topics Preface Introduction Timeline Entries A-J Achaea Acropolis Aegae Aegina Aegospotami, Battle of Afterlife Agora Agriculture Akragas Alphabet Amphipolis Andros Arcadia Archidamian War Architecture Archon Arginusae, Battle of Argos Aristotelian Philosophy Army Art Asklepios and the Healing Arts Astronomy Athenian Empire Athens Athletes Attica Barbarian Basileus Boeotia Boule Bronze Age Burials Byzantium Calendar Caria Carthage Chaeronea, Battle of Chalcidian League Chios Chronology Cleruchy Clothing Cnossos Coinage Colonization Comedy Corcyra Corinth Corinthian League Corinthian War Cosmology Cyclades Cyme Cyrene Cyzicus Defenses Delian League Delos Delphi Deme Democracy Dionysus Dorian Invasion Ecclesia Economy Eleusis Elis Ephesus Ephors Epidamnus Epidaurus Epirus Etruscans Euboea Family Festivals Food Funerals Furniture Games Gardens Gela Geography Gerousia Gymnasium Helot Heraclea Minoa Himera Homeric Epics Hoplite Horse Racing House Inscriptions and Papyri Ionian League Ionian Revolt Istrus and Olbia Volume 2 Guide to Related Topics xv Entries K-Z Koine Language Law Courts Lelantine War Linear B Literature Macedon Magna Graecia Mantinea, Battles of Marathon, Battle of Marriage Massalia Mathematics Measurements and Accounting Megara Megarian Decree Melian Dialogue Melos Mercenaries Merchant Ships Messenia Metic Miletus Military Ships Mines of Laurium Minoans Monarchy Music and Dance Mycale, Battle of Mycenae Mystery Religions Mytilene Names Navy Naxos Officials Oligarchy Olives Olympia Olympian Religion Olympic Games and Festival Olynthus Omens Ostracism Paideia Panathenaea Panhellenic Games Parthenon Peace of Callias Pella Peloponnese Peloponnesian League Peloponnesian War Perioeci Persepolis and Other Persian Capitals Persia Persian Wars Phalanx Phocis Phoenicia Plataea, Battle of Police Polis Potidaea Pre-Socratic Prytaneis Punishment Pylos Religion Rhodes Rome Salamis, Battle of Samos Sardis and Lydia Scythians Sex Sicilian Expedition Sinope Slavery Social Status Socratic Method Sophists Sparta Stadium Syracuse Taxation Temples Thasos Theater Thebes Thermopylae, Battle of Thessaly Tragedy Tribes Tribute Troy Tyrants Weapons Bibliography Index
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