The Classical Age of Greece

by N. G. L. Hammond

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This work analyzes the finest period of the Greek city-states, from the 8th to the 4th century BC. The author introduces and explains the sources of Greek creativity and the intellectual clarity of their political and artistic concepts. He also examines the conflict between humanism and religion, and the social and economic developments that led to a fragmentation of power, and explains how a loss of confidence turned the world of the city-states in on itself.

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reganrule 148 reviews

Readable, if somewhat disorganized, historical account of the pre- and post-Periclean Athens. Largely focused on political and military history, although there are some forays into the cultural scene we know so well from Plato, Xenophon, Thucydides, etc.

Oct 20, 2016

Robertgreaves 2,405 reviews

Straightforward history of Greece from the early 8th century BC to the death of Philip of Macedon, mainly a political and military history with only glances at cultural and social life.

This was published in 1975 and I wonder how much of the modern analogies the author draws would resonate with a reader nowadays who is younger than I am.

Jul 29, 2013

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