Osborne, Robin, 1957-

Greek history the basics / [electronic resource] : Robin Osborne. - London : Routledge, 2014. - 1 online resource (187 p.) : ill., maps. - The basics .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Familiar but exotic: why Greece needs history -- 2. Inventing the Greek polis -- 3. How many Greeks were there and how did any of them survive? -- 4. Law, tyranny and the invention of politics -- 5. Making enemies -- 6. The city of freedom and oppression -- 7. The unity and diversity of the Greek city -- 8. Making way for Alexander -- 9. Greece becomes history.

9781315776330 (ebook : PDF)


Greece--Civilization--To 146 B.C.
Greece--History--To 146 B.C.