The Cambridge Ancient HistoryThe emergence of the Greek world from the Dark Ages to the height of its Geometric civilization was described in The Cambridge Ancient History Volume III Part I. Volume III Part III explores the new prosperity and growth of the young city-states in the eighth to the sixth centuries B.C. This was the great period of expansion and colonization which saw the establishment of Greek city-states from the Western Mediterranean to the Black Sea. This volume describes the East and Egypt, the importance of West Greece and the Aegean islands in trading and exploration, the special characteristics of the societies which were established by colonization. While societies outside the mainstream of expansion and trade retained their old institutions, those at the centre changed rapidly and the period was a time of warfare in mainland Greece. Athens is seen developing into a leading state under the influence of the reforms of Solon and assessment of the social, economic and material history of Greece during these years. |
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Contents
36a The Greeks in the Near East I | 1 |
36b The Greeks in Egypt | 32 |
36c Cyprus | 57 |
36d The Cypriot syllabary | 71 |
The colonial expansion of Greece | 83 |
The western Greeks | 163 |
The eastern Greeks | 196 |
The material evidence | 202 |
39d Euboea and the islands | 249 |
The material culture of Archaic Greece | 442 |
Chronological table | 463 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 469 |
| 480 | |
| 496 | |
F Athens and Attica | 505 |
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Anatolia ancient Apollo appear archaeological Archaic aristocratic Ashurbanipal Athenian Athens became beginning bronze called Classical clear close coast colonies colonists common continued Corinth Corinthian Crete Cyprus Cyrene dedicated Delphi doubt earlier early East eastern economic Egypt Egyptian eighth century Elymians established evidence existed fact foundation Greece Greek hand Herodotus houses important influence inscription interest Ionian island Italy king known land late later less material mentioned Miletus native offered origin perhaps period Persian Phoenician Pisistratus plain political population possible pottery probably produced relations remains rule Samos sanctuary says seems settled settlement seventh century sixth century Solon sources Sparta story Strabo style suggested temple Thucydides trade tradition tribes tyranny tyrant
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Cambridge Ancient History Part 3 of The Cambridge Ancient History 14 Volume Set in 19 Hardback Parts The Cambridge Ancient History, John Boardman |
| Editors | John Boardman, N. G. L. Hammond |
| Edition | illustrated, revised |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 1982 |
| ISBN | 0521234476, 9780521234474 |
| Length | 530 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Ancient / General History / World Political Science / General Social Science / Archaeology |
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