The second edition of William Smith's "Smaller History of Greece" has remained a popular introduction for students of classics. This revised second edition of his famous text begins with the geography of Greece and the origins of its people. The early histories of Sparta and Athens and the Greek colonies are noted before he moves on to his extensive treatment of the Persian and Peloponnesian wars. The Thirty Tyrants are considered as well as the Greeks under Cyrus. The supremacy of Sparta and Thebes are explored, and the Sicilian Greeks until Philip of Macedon. Alexander the Great and the Roman conquest round out the historical material. A brief sketch of the history of Greek literature completes this introduction which still retains its utility despite the years since its initial publication.
- ISBN10 1419203401
- ISBN13 9781419203404
- Publish Date 17 June 2004 (first published 1 October 2000)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Kessinger Publishing
- Format eBook
- Language English