A chronology of ancient Greece / Timothy Venning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Venning, Timothy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greece--Civilization--To 146 B.C.

Greece.

Greece--Civilization--To 146 B.C--Chronology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages) : illustrations, tables

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, England : Pen & Sword Military, 2015.

Summary:

This helpful reference offers a timeline of ancient Greece's political and military history. This chronological history begins with the necessarily approximate course of events in Bronze and early Iron Age, as estimated by the most reliable scholarship and the legendary accounts of this period. From the Persian Wars onwards, a year-by-year chronology is constructed from the ancient historical sources-and where possible, a day-by-day narrative is given. The geographical scope expands as the horizons of the Greek world and colonization increased, with reference to developments in politico-military events in the Middle Eastern (and later Italian) states that came into contact with Greek culture. From the expansion of the Greek world across the region under Alexander, the development of all the relevant Greek/Macedonian states is covered. The text is divided into events per geographical area for each date, cross-referencing where needed. Detailed accounts are provided for battles and political crises where the sources allow this-and where not much is known for certain, the different opinions of historians are referenced. The result is a coherent, accessible, and accurate reference to what happened and when.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Section One: The Persian Wars c. 560 to 479

Section Two: The Mid-fifth Century 478 to 432

Section Three: The Peloponnesian Wars 431 to 404

Section Four: The Hegemonies of Sparta and Thebes: 403 to 360

Section Five: Philip and Alexander: 359 to June 323

Section Six: The Hellenistic Era 1 - the Successor States 323 to 200

Section Seven: The Hellenistic Era 2 - The Triumph of Rome 200 to 145 BC

Bibliography

Dynastic Tables.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 18, 2016).

ISBN:

9781473879232

147387923X

9781473879249

1473879248