The Greek Experiment: Imperialism And Social Conflict 800-400 Bc
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A rigorous work of ancient history, The Greek Experiment: Imperialism and Social Conflict 800–400 BC presents a sweeping examination of the political, military, and social forces that shaped the Greek world across four turbulent centuries. Littman argues that the rise of the polis, the expansion of Greek colonization, and the intensifying rivalries between city-states were not isolated phenomena but deeply interconnected expressions of imperial ambition and class tension. With scholarly authority and analytical precision, the work chronicles the arc from the archaic period through the classical age, illuminating how internal social conflicts—between aristocrats and commoners, citizens and slaves, colonizers and colonized—drove the broader experiment of Greek civilization. Drawing on literary, archaeological, and historical sources, it illustrates how the Greeks' bold political innovations were inseparable from the contradictions and violence that defined their world. This is an essential text for students and scholars seeking a clear-eyed, unflinching account of antiquity's most formative era.
Author: Robert J. Littman
Format: Paperback
Genre: Ancient history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A rigorous work of ancient history, The Greek Experiment: Imperialism and Social Conflict 800–400 BC presents a sweeping examination of the political, military, and social forces that shaped the Greek world across four turbulent centuries. Littman argues that the rise of the polis, the expansion of Greek colonization, and the intensifying rivalries between city-states were not isolated phenomena but deeply interconnected expressions of imperial ambition and class tension. With scholarly authority and analytical precision, the work chronicles the arc from the archaic period through the classical age, illuminating how internal social conflicts—between aristocrats and commoners, citizens and slaves, colonizers and colonized—drove the broader experiment of Greek civilization. Drawing on literary, archaeological, and historical sources, it illustrates how the Greeks' bold political innovations were inseparable from the contradictions and violence that defined their world. This is an essential text for students and scholars seeking a clear-eyed, unflinching account of antiquity's most formative era.