By: John Bagnell BURY (1861 - 1927)
J.B. Bury wrote his “History of Greece”
before World War I, but it is such a good overview of classical Greek
history that the third edition was still being used as a college
textbook in the late 1960′s. In the newer editions, a co-author rewrote
the material dealing with the early centuries where there have been new
archeological developments, but the later chapters and Bury’s framework
were retained essentially unchanged. Bury writes in a lucid, easily
understood style that entertains as it educates. The book covers
artistic and literary development, as well as politics and war, and its
field of view includes western Asia Minor, the Agean archipelago, and
“Greater Greece” (Sicily and Southern Italy). (Summary by Karen Merline)
Genre(s): Antiquity
Language: English
Running Time: 18:02:19
Zip file size: 520 MB
Catalog date: 2009-03-31
Read by: LibriVox Volunteers
Book Coordinator: Karen Merline
Meta Coordinator: Karen Merline
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