Cover art for Brief Histories: Ancient Greece
Published
Orion, January 2025
ISBN
9781399622554
Format
Hardcover, 160 pages
Dimensions
18.2cm × 13.4cm × 1.8cm

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Journey back in time to explore one the most fascinating and influential periods of ancient history.

In this concise and incredibly readable short history, Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts journeys from the warrior societies of The Bronze Age all the way to the invention of democracy during the golden age of Athens, charting the incredible rise and fall of the Greek world and revealing just how much the Greeks influenced the world we live in today, from art and philosophy to architecture and politics.

Brief Histories: Ancient Greece is the perfect short introduction for anyone interested in the Greek world and all it has to offer.

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