Product Description

Offers an indispensable introduction to the central period of Greek History for all students of classics. Chapter by chapter, the relevant historical periods from the age of colonization to Alexander the Great are reconstructed.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #166164 in Books
• Published on: 1996-05-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 560 pages

Review
"Buckley's "Aspects of Greek History bridges the gap between general histories that offer little in the way of source analysis, source books that offer too litle historical context for the non-specialist, and scholarly works that assume a greater familiarity with the language and cultural background than undergraduate students can be expressed to possess. The format of Buckley's work is highly organized, topically arranged narrative history interpersed with primary source material.."

From the Back Cover

Aspects of Greek History offers an indispensable introduction to the central period of Greek History for all students of classics. Chapter by chapter, the relevant historical periods from the age of colonization to Alexander the Great are reconstructed. Emphasis is laid on the interpretation of the available sources, and the book sets out to give a clear treatment of all the major problems within a chronological framework.
The book covers:

• the main literary sources: Aristotle, Diodorus, Herodotus, Plutarch, Thucydides and Xenophon
• Greek political and military history from the eighth century to Alexander's conquest of Persia.

To ease understanding, the book also includes maps, a glossary of Greek terms and a full bibliography.

About the Author
Terry Buckley has recently retired from full-time teaching, having held the post of Head of Classics at Camden School for Girls and Roedean. He has also been for many years a member of the JACT Ancient History Committee.

Customer Reviews

Greek History from everybody's point of view
Buckley does his utmost to present history from as many different angles as possible- charting the causes for events as given by as many sources as possible- while also giving summaries of the main arguments from modern scholars. This book is useful both to the student and to anyone interested in Classical Greek History, clearly and concisely explaining and supporting with close refence to original texts the course of history in Ancient Greece from the Origional Settlements in 1000 BC, to the Persian Invasions, the Peloponnesian War and The rise and fall of Alexander- a cracking good account, objective and informative, I fully recommend it.