* Key terms (boldfaced at their first appearance) and an extensive glossary * Excerpts from ancient documents, selective recommendations for further reading, and a timeline and general introduction that provide a bird's-eye view of Greek history * Uniquely in-depth coverage of social and cultural topics including women and family life, material culture, religion, law, homosexuality, slavery, athletics, and life in the countryside * New! A revised art program, featuring two eight-page color inserts (one new) * New! Expanded discussions of military history and archaeology * New! Extensively revised coverage of early Greece by new coauthor David Tandy It offers aĬaptivating account of Greek civilization and history in all its complexity and variety, covering the entire period from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic Era. Written by five leading authorities on the classical world, A Brief History of Ancient Politics, Society, and Culture, Third Edition, is a shorter version of the authors' highly successful Ancient A Political, Social, and Cultural History, Third Edition (OUP, 2011).
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