Central Greece and the politics of power in the fourth century BC /:

The streams of Greek history in the fourth century are highly controversial. Sandwiched between the Classical fifth century and the Hellenistic period, the era has invited various readings, most prominently the verdict of decrepitude and decline. Recent discoveries, however, indicate that the period...

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Main Author: Buckler, John
Other Authors: Beck, Hans
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
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Online Access:DE-862
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Summary:The streams of Greek history in the fourth century are highly controversial. Sandwiched between the Classical fifth century and the Hellenistic period, the era has invited various readings, most prominently the verdict of decrepitude and decline. Recent discoveries, however, indicate that the period was not simply illustrative of the political, social, and economic weaknesses of the Greek city-state. This book examines the fourth century from an area with its own regional dynamics: central Greece, a region often considered as a backwater for macro-politics. The authors disclose a vivid tension between regional politics in Boeotia and its adjacent territories and Greek affairs. They provide a meticulous and, at times, microscopic investigation into the region's military and political history, together with detailed analyses of the topography of the places 'where history was made.' The result is a dazzling account of Greece's power transition crisis on the eve of the Macedonian conquest.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 309 pages) : maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0511455968
9780511457265
051145726X
9780511455964
9780511482717
051148271X
9786611944599
6611944591

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