TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cartledge,Paul
TI  - Ancient Greece: a very short introduction 
T2  - Very short introductions
SN  - 9780199601349
AV  - DF77 .C345 2011
U1  - 938 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Greece
KW  - Civilization
KW  - To 146 B.C
KW  - Byzantine Empire
N1  - "First published in hardback as 'Ancient Greece, a history in eleven cities, ' 2009. First published as a 'Very short introduction, ' 2011"--T.p. verso; Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-154) and index; Cnossos -- Mycenae -- Argos -- Miletus -- Massalia -- Sparta -- Athens -- Syracuse -- Thebes -- Alexandria -- Byzantion -- Appendix. The Panhellenic sanctuaries
N2  - Uses the history of eleven major Greek cities to illuminate the most important and informative aspects of Greek culture. The role of such renowned cities as Athens (birthplace of democracy) and Sparta, but he also examines Argos, Thebes, Syracuse in Sicily, and Alexandria in Egypt, as well as lesser known locales such as Miletus (home of the West's first intellectual, Thales) and Massalia (Marseilles today), where the Greeks introduced the wine grape to the French. The author uses these cities to illuminate major themes, from economics, religion, and social relations, to gender and sexuality, slavery and freedom, and politics
ER  -