Events That Changed Ancient Greece

Subjects:

• History » European History (General)
• History » Classical Studies
• History » Ancient History

Awards:

• Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2002

Reviews:

• Vivante has brilliantly updated the traditional introductory history text of Greece, assembling well-rounded thematic essays and setting them firmly in a diachronic framework, from the Mycenaean period to the death of Kleopatra....Highly recommended for high school and community college level collections.
  —Choice December 2002
• As an introductory work for secondary schools or entry level undergraduates it is quite smart. It is also an enjoyable read for those who read about history and trivia in their spare time.
  —Against the Grain September 2002
• ...will intrigue college-level collections with fine historical coverage and background.
  —Internet Bookwatch June 2002
• Recommended....helpful for the professional library in those elementary and middle schools that teach Ancient Greek and Rome.
  —Gale Reference for Students June 2002

• Endorsement From Glenn Richard Bugh
  Associate Professor of History
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: [A] good, well-crafted book, quite readable, historically accurate, suitably cast at an audience of high school students and college undergraduates. Appropriately, it does not burden itself with many scholarly controversies which nag every period in Greek history; rather it presents a reasonable and balanced portrait of the Greek world.
• Endorsement From Sheila White
  Miss Porter's School
  Farmington, CT: A thematic approach and a clear writing style make Bella Vivante's Events That Changed the World In Ancient Greece accessible to secondary students and undergraduates....These essays are written by some of today's important classical scholars and provide students with a first look at historiography and the questions that have absorbed researchers of ancient Greece. Following the interpretative essays, annotated bibliographies of mainly recent works on the chapter topics provide students with jumping off points for their own research.
• Endorsement From Rob Prufer
  Social Studies Department Chair
  Newport High School, Bellevue, Wahington: My students will find Events That Changed the World in Ancient Greece a stimulating journey through the Greek past, as concise introductions guide them capably into each chapter's territory, and the subsequent interpretive essays sink them deeply into its most intriguing aspects. Students will emerge engaged, challenged and satisfied.

Table of Contents:

• The First Greeks (18th-12th c. B.C.E.)
• The Mycenaeans: Early Greek Civilization
• The Archaic Age (8th-6th c. B.C.E.)
• Epic Poetry, Polis and Tyranny: Political Revolutions and Development of Ethnic Greek Identity
• The Olympic Games and the Rise of Greek Religious Institutions
• Sparta and Athens: Political Conservatism and Political Experimentation
• The Rise of Political and Cultural Imperialism (5th c. B.C.E.)
• The Persian Wars
• Athenian Imperialism and Cultural Expansion: The Delian League, the Parthenon, and Drama
• The Peloponnesian War: The Challenge to Athens and Triumph of Sparta
• Transition and Expansion of Empire (4th-1st c. B.C.E.)
• The Death of Sokrates and Development of Greek Philosophy
• Makedonian Conquests: Philip of Makedon and Alexander the Great
• Hellenistic Empires: Spread of Greek Culture and Rule to the Death of Kleopatra
• Appendix: Glossary of Terms
• Appendix: Timeline of Events
• Appendix: Greek Gods and Goddesses