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A history of the classical Greek world, 478-323 B.C., P.J. Rhodes

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 388-395) and index

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A history of the classical Greek world

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P.J. Rhodes

"This book gives an accessible account of classical Greek history, from the aftermath of the Persian Wars in 478 B.C. to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. The author describes the years which witnessed the flourishing of democracy in Athens; the establishment of the Athenian empire; the Peloponnesian War, which involved the whole Greek world; the development of Macedonian power under Philip II; and the conquests of Alexander the Great."--Jacket

Blackwell history of the ancient world

478-323 B.C.

The formation of the Delian League. -- The Peloponnese in the early fifth century. -- Athens after the Persian wars. -- The Athenian empire in the mid fifth century. -- Periclean Athens. -- The Greeks in the West: the rise of Syracuse. -- The Peloponnesian War: Origins. -- The Peloponnesian War: Resources and strategies. -- The Peloponnesian War: 431-421. -- The Athens of Cleon. -- The Peloponnesian War: 421-413. -- The Peloponnesian War: 413-404. -- Athens in the late fifth century. -- The Athenian empire: retrospect. -- Introduction to the fourth century: the common peace. -- Sparta's imperialism and collapse. -- Appendix: Persia and its rebels. -- The second Athenian League. -- Thebes and Northern Greece. -- Athens after the Peloponnesian War. -- The Western Greeks from Dionysius I to Timoleon. -- Philip II of Macedon. -- Appendix: Persia and the Greeks in the reign of Artaxerxes III. -- Demosthenic Athens. -- Appendix: Sparta. -- Alexander the Great: Sources and outline. -- Alexander the Great: Topics