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History Greece

The Athenians and Their Empire

by (author) Malcolm McGregor

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jan 1987
Category
Greece, Ancient & Classical, Greece, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774802796
    Publish Date
    Jan 1987
    List Price
    $52.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774802697
    Publish Date
    Jan 1987
    List Price
    $34.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774854368
    Publish Date
    Nov 2007
    List Price
    $125.00

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Description

Malcolm McGregor draws on a life-time of scholarship to write a comprehensive account of the most celebrated period in classical Greek history – “The Golden Age” – in which military and political advances of the Athenians coincided with their greatest achievements in art, literature, philosophy, and social theory. McGregor explains how democracy was nurtured in Athens and how effective government was achieved by a balance of open public debate and the role of individual decisive statesmen such as Pericles. This genuinely democratic government brought peace and prosperity to the Athenians and their allies and, as McGregor asserts, contributed to the extraordinary cultural ascendancy of fifth-century Greece.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Malcolm McGregor is a professor emeritus of classics at the University of British Columbia.

Editorial Reviews

For a scholarly work the style is lively and the chapters brisk and concise. Yet the information is extensive and includes an excellent glossary on Greek terms/offices.

ECCAARTH

Teachers in search of a good, elementary and introductory text on this topic will welcome McGregor’s contribution, as will those who have heard about the Athenian Empire and wish to get some orientation about it ... A useful and welcome addition to our bookshelves, and the audience McGregor had in mind has been well served by his efforts.

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