Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0198730969, Hardcover)

Wide-ranging in scope and rich in detail, the new edition of this well-known history offers a modern interpretation of Greek ideas, culture, and history, emphasizing military and political life, but also examining the intellectual, social, and economic background and the prehistoric period.
Updated and revised, the third edition adds new material on the significance of the spread of tumulus-burial in Albania and the Mycenaean world, the dating of early coinage, the decree of Themistocles, and the rule of Alexander the Great. The work thoroughly documents its sources and directs
readers to further studies in the field.

Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0198730950, Paperback)

This new edition of a well-known history of ancient Greece presents a modern interpretation of Greek ideas, culture, and history. Although the book's primary focus is on the political and military history of the Greek states, the prehistoric period and the intellectual, social, and economic
backgrounds are also covered. N.G.L. Hammond's work thoroughly documents its ancient sources, and directs readers to further studies in the field. Updated and revised, the third edition adds new material on the significance of the spread of tumulus-burial in Albania and the Mycenaean world, the
dating of early coinage, the decree of Themistocles, and on aspects of the rule of Alexander the Great. Wide-ranging in scope, yet rich in detail, this work adds a modern perspective to the study of a fascinating ancient culture.