The Theban hegemony, 371-362 BC / John Buckler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buckler, John.

Series:

Harvard historical studies ; v. 98.

Harvard historical studies ; v. 98

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greece--History--Spartan and Theban Supremacies, 404-362 B.C.

Greece.

History.

Thebes (Greece)--History.

Thebes (Greece).

Physical Description:

xii, 339 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1980.

Summary:

The decade of Theban power in fourth-century Greece has not been the subject of a full study in this century. Mr. Buckler provides a totally new look at Theban diplomacy and politics. He examines, for the first time, the social and economic backgrounds of the leaders of Thebes during the period of its hegemony. He focuses attention also on local politics and on the constitution of the Boiotian Confederacy, the federal government created by Thebes in the 370s.

Of special interest is the author's recognition of the historical implications of topography. He has inspected the terrain of the battlefields and routes of communication; his accounts of military campaigns are thus well grounded and convincing. His contemporary photographs of major sites and topographical maps are valuable supplements to the text.

This study is a significant contribution to our knowledge of an important period of Greek history.

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis, Harvard, 1973.

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 325-333.

ISBN:

0674876458

OCLC:

5726697