A History Of Greece, 1300 To 30 Bc Av Victor (University Of Canterbury New Zealand) Parker

<p><i>A History of Greece: 1300</i>?<i>30 BC</i>, offers a comprehensive introduction to the foundational political history of Greece, from the late Mycenaean Age through to the death of Cleopatra VII, the last Hellenistic monarch of Egypt.</p><ul><li>Introduces textual and archaeological evidence used by historians to reconstruct historical events during Greece¿s Bronze, Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods</li><li>Reveals the political and social structure of the Greek world in the late Mycenaean period (thirteenth century BC) through analysis of the Linear B tablets, the oldest surviving records in Greek</li><li>Features numerous references to original source materials, including various fragmentary papyri, inscriptions, coins, and other literary sources</li><li>Provides extensive coverage of the Hellenistic period, and covers areas excluded from most Greek history texts, including the Greek West</li><li>Features judicious use of illustrations throughout, and considers instru