Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece

The Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece is a comprehensive illustrated reference work that spans political history, society, wars, art, architecture, culture, philosophy, and mythology, covering the Minoan civilization, Mycenaean Greece, the Greek Dark Ages, and Athenian civilization. It explores the influences of ancient Greece on modern politics, society, and architecture and features over 400 color photographs and artworks.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 14 March 2019
Publisher: Amber Books Ltd

From the Battle of Marathon to the Minotaur, from the Acropolis to Aristotle, from Theseus to the Theban hegemony, from slavery to Sparta, The Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece is a captivating fully illustrated reference work, spanning both political history, society, wars, art, architecture, culture, philosophy, and mythology. Covering the founding of the Minoan civilization on Crete in the 3rd millennium BCE, Mycenaean Greece in the 2nd millennium, the Greek Dark Ages, and the heights of Athenian civilization in the 5th and 4th centuries BCE, the book expertly examines a wide range of aspects of the civilization that is considered to be the foundation of Western culture. Thousands of years later, we can easily identify the influences of ancient Greece in modern politics, society, and architecture, its mythical tales are still recounted, and their patterns can be spotted throughout modern literature, television, and film.

Featuring more than 400 color photographs and artworks, The Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece is an accessible written exploration, reaching from siege warfare to Socrates, public sacrifice to public festivals, to the Peloponnesian War.

Weight: 1730g
Dimension: 286 x 228 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781782746959