{"product_id":"ancient-greece-from-homer-to-a-paperback","title":"Ancient Greece from Homer to A - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Roisman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJ. C. Yardley\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith fresh, new translations and extensive introductions and annotations, this sourcebook provides an inclusive and integrated view of Greek history, from Homer to Alexander the Great. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew translations of original sources are contextualized by insightful introductions and annotations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a range of literary, artistic and material evidence from the Homeric, Archaic and Classical Ages\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on important developments as well as specific themes to create an integrated perspective on the period\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLinks the political and social history of the Greeks to their intellectual accomplishments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an up-to-date bibliography of seminal scholarship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn accompanying website offers additional evidence and explanations, as well as links to useful online resources\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncorporating fresh, new translations of original Greek and Roman texts and drawing on a range of sources, including artistic evidence, this sourcebook provides an inclusive and integrated view of Greek history, from Homer to Alexander the Great.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Linking the political, military, and social history of the Greeks to their intellectual accomplishments, \u003ci\u003eAncient Greece from Homer to Alexander\u003c\/i\u003e offers a full and integrated perspective on the period. Rather than compartmentalizing Greek history and civilization into a number of thematic studies, the book focuses on important developments, placing them within their political, economic, cultural, and intellectual contexts, and examining both their influences and their effects.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAncient Greece from Homer to Alexander\u003c\/i\u003e puts the reader in touch with the raw material of ancient history and analyzes the importance of this evidence through extensive introductions and explanatory notes. An accompanying website offers additional evidence and explanations, as well as links to useful online resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Roisman\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classics at Colby College. He has authored and edited several books, among them Brill's \u003ci\u003eCompanion to Alexander the Great\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and \u003ci\u003eThe Rhetoric of Manhood: Masculinity in the Attic Orators\u003c\/i\u003e (2005).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJ.C. Yardley\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Classics at the University of Ottawa. He has published extensively on Greek and Roman history and sources. His books include \u003ci\u003eAlexander the Great: Historical Sources in Translation\u003c\/i\u003e (ed. with Waldemar Heckel, Blackwell, 2004) and many translations of key texts, from Tacitus and Justin to Livy and Quintus Curtius Rufus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 688\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.6 x 7.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42119555055751,"sku":"9781405127769","price":131.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6676a3ca2f5d5035079e9baa6f6f7412.webp?v=1732541625","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/ancient-greece-from-homer-to-a-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}