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A History of Greece, From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Generation Contemporary with Alexander the Great (Volume XII)

A History of Greece, From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Generation Contemporary with Alexander the Great (Volume XII)

George Grote

Paperback

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryAncient GreeceGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9353607450
ISBN13: 9789353607456
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 10 2019
Pages: 448
Weight: 1.24
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
From the crowded assembly of Athens to the shadow of Macedon, George Grote traces the destiny of a civilisation at its height and on the brink of change. The story is astonishingly rich. Volume XII of A History of Greece, From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Generation Contemporary with Alexander the Great brings his classic history series collection to its culminating phase, following the ancient Greece classical period into the Alexander the Great era. Blending vivid narrative with sharp political insight, this ancient Greek history book explores the history of Greek city states, Athenian democracy and empire, and the wider Hellenic world eastern Mediterranean with rare authority. First published in the nineteenth century, Grote's monumental interpretation reshaped modern understanding of Greek politics, warfare, and civic life, and remains a comprehensive ancient Greece reference that rewards both close study and browsing. His sympathetic portrait of citizen assemblies, legal reforms, and competing leagues speaks directly to readers interested in how democracies rise, overreach, and confront imperial power. Ideal for classics students and for serious history readers, it belongs on the shelf of Thucydides Peloponnesian War readers and Herodotus and Plutarch fans as essential background to the sources themselves, illuminating the forces that framed their world. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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