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Incorporating fresh, new translations of original Greek and Roman texts and drawing on a range of sources this sourcebook provides an inclusive and integrated view of Greek history, from Homer to Alexander the Great.
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With fresh, new translations and extensive introductions and annotations, this sourcebook provides an inclusive and integrated view of Greek history, from Homer to Alexander the Great.
Ancient Greece from Homer to Alexander offers:
- New translations of original sources contextualised by insightful introductions and annotations.
- A range of literary, artistic and material evidence from the Homeric, Archaic, and Classical Ages.
- A focus on important developments as well as specific themes to create an integrated perspective on the period.
- Links between the political and social history of the Greeks and their intellectual accomplishments.
- An up-to-date bibliography of seminal scholarship.
- An accompanying website that offers additional evidence and explanations, as well as links to useful online resources.
Series: Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancient History
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Ancient Greece from Homer to Alexander by Joseph Roisman is praised as a valuable resource for introductory studies on Greek history. Reviewers highlight its comprehensive coverage of historical periods, effective incorporation of primary sources, and access to supplementary e-sources. It is particularly noted for its educational approach, allowing readers to engage independently with the material, making it suitable for both students and general readers interested in Greek history.
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ISBN: 9781405127769
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 April 2011
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Contributors:
- Translated by J. C. Yardley
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 33.0mm
Width: 191.0mm
Height: 247.0mm
Weight: 1470g
Pages: 688
About the Author
Joseph Roisman is Professor of Classics at Colby College. Hehas authored and edited several books, among them Brill s Companion to Alexander the Great (2003) and The Rhetoricof Manhood: Masculinity in the Attic Orators (2005). J.C. Yardley is Emeritus Professor of Classics at theUniversity of Ottawa. He has published extensively on Greek andRoman history and sources. His books include Alexander theGreat: Historical Sources in Translation (ed. with WaldemarHeckel, Blackwell, 2004) and many translations of key texts, fromTacitus and Justin to Livy and Quintus Curtius Rufus.
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