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Ancient Greece by Thomas R. Martin is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This compact, comprehensive, and generously illustrated history of ancient Greece takes us from the Stone Age roots of Greek civilization to the early Hellenistic period following the death of Alexander the Great.Designed for nonspecialist readers, it will be a welcome and needed resource for all who wish to learn about this important subject.Thomas Martin begins with a prehistory of late Stone Age activity that provides background for the conditions of later Greek life. He then describes the civilizations of the Minoans on the island of Crete and of their successors, the Mycenaeans, on the mainland; the Greek Dark Age and the Archaic Age; the Classical Age of Greece in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.; the transformation of the kingdom of Macedonia into the greatest power in the Greek world; and the period after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C., when monarchies emerging from Alexander's fragmented empire once again came to dominate Greek history. The...

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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Thomas R. Martin
Publisher
Yale University Press
Published
1996
Language
EN
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
History, Ancient History, Humanities
Rating
3.99 / 5 (218 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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