Green, Peter, 1924-

Ancient Greece : an illustrated history / Peter Green ; with 208 illustrations and 6 maps. - London : Penguin, 1979. - 192 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 173-186.

A study of Greece during the centuries which preceded the Hellenistic age. Describes Minoan Crete; the Mycenaean civilization; and the flowering in culture and political thought which began in the mid-eighth century B.C.; the growth of Athenian democracy; Hellenism; and the Persian Wars; and the end of the age in 323 B.C. with the death of Alexander. Makes liberal use of illustrations, photographs, and maps.

Young Adult.

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