The Penguin historical atlas of ancient Greece / Robert Morkot.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morkot, Robert.

Contributor:

Swanston Graphics Limited.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Maps.

Historical geography.

Greece--History.

Greece.

Greece--Historical geography.

Greece--History--Maps.

Greece--Historical geography--Maps.

Genre:

Maps.

Physical Description:

1 atlas (144 pages) : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm

Scales differ.

Other Title:

Historical atlas of ancient Greece

Cartographic Data:

Scales differ.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Penguin, 1996.

Summary:

The cradle of western civilization, Ancient Greece was a land of contradictions and conflict. Intensely quarrelsome and competitive, the Greek city-states consistently proved unwilling and unable to unite. Yet, in spite of or even because of this internal discord, no ancient civilization proved so dynamic or productive. The Greeks not only colonized the Mediterranean and Black Sea areas but set standards of figurative art which endured for nearly 2500 years. Charting topics as diverse as Minoan civilization, The Persian Wars, the Athenian Golden Age and the conquests of Alexander the Great, The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece traces the development of this creative and restless people and assesses their impact not only on the ancient world but also on our own attitudes and environment.

Contents:

Crete, Mycenae and the Heroic Age

Dark Age to Athenian ascendancy

The Persian rival

Perikles to Philip

Alexander and after.

Notes:

"Design and maps copyright Swanston Publishing Limited"--T.p. verso.

"Published simultaneously by Viking"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (page 136), index and timelines from 7000 BC to 30 BC.

ISBN:

0140513353

OCLC:

39766288