History of Ancient Greece in 50 Lives

Ancient Greece's political leaders, writers, artists, and philosophers transformed a small group of city-states into a pan-Mediterranean civilization with a lasting legacy. David Stuttard's new approach weaves together the lives of fifty key figures, from tyrant rulers to democracy activists, in a continuous and chronologically organized narrative.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 25 March 2021
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

The political leaders, writers, artists, and philosophers of ancient Greece transformed a small group of city-states into a pan-Mediterranean civilization whose legacy can be found everywhere today. But who were these people, what do we know of their lives, and how did they interact with one another? In this original new approach to telling the Greek story, David Stuttard weaves together the lives of fifty movers and shakers of the Greek world into a continuous, chronologically organized narrative, from the early tyrant rulers Peisistratus and Polycrates, through the stirrings of democracy under Cleisthenes, to the rise of Macedon under Philip II and Alexander the Great, and the eventual decline of the Greek world as Rome rose.

With 29 illustrations, 25 in color, this is a captivating and accessible introduction to the rich and complex world of ancient Greece.

Weight: 288g
Dimension: 130 x 197 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780500295519