Essays in Greek history and literature / by A. W. Gomme.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gomme, A. W. (Arnold Wycombe)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greece--History.

Greece.

History.

Greek literature.

Physical Description:

2 pages ., vii unnumbered pages-viii, 298 pages : 2 folded maps. ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : B. Blackwell, 1937.

Contents:

Introductory.

The topography of Boetia and the theories of M. Bérard.

Traders and manufacturers in Greece.

The law of citizenship at Athens.

The position of women in Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries B. C.

Thucydides: 'The greatest war in Greek history'. Sphakteria. Mantineia. The speeches.

A forgotten factor in Greek naval strategy.

The end of the city-state.

Menander.

Two letters to the Times: i. The smuggling of antiquities. ii. The return of the Elgin marbles.

OCLC:

2860345