Gómez, Carlos (Hrsg.) The Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece

An Illustrated Guide

From the Battle of Marathon to the Minotaur, from the Acropolis to Aristotle, from Theseus to Theban supremacy, from slavery to Spartathis encyclopedia of ancient Greece is a fascinating, fully illustrated reference work covering political history as well as society, wars, art, architecture, culture, philosophy, and mythology. The book covers the founding of the Minoan civilization in Crete in the 3rd millennium BC, Mycenaean Greece in the 2nd millennium, the Greek Middle Ages, and the heyday of Athenian civilization in the 5th and 4th centuries BC, expertly examining a variety of aspects of this civilization, which is considered the foundation of Western culture. Even thousands of years later, the influences of ancient Greece on modern politics, society, and architecture are easily recognizable, its mythical narratives are still being passed down, and their patterns can be found in modern literature, television, and film. With more than 400 color photographs and works of art, The Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece is an easy-to-understand exploration ranging from siege warfare to Socrates, public sacrificial rituals and folk festivals to the Peloponnesian War.