Title | : | The Ancient World - Greece, Egypt and Persia in the 4th century BC |
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Author | : | J.B. Bury & A.w. Picard-cambridge |
Release | : | 2015-04-22 |
Kind | : | ebook |
Genre | : | Ancient History, Books, History |
Size | : | 526630 |
An excellent history of the Ancient World during the critical 4th century BC, focusing primarily on the activities of Greece, and especially the Macedonian conquest of Greece, the decadence of Persia, and the imminent collapse of Egypt. Contents include: PERSIA, FROM XERXES TO ALEXANDER THE ASCENDANCY OF SPARTA THE SECOND ATHENIAN LEAGUE THEBES DIONYSIUS OF SYRACUSE EGYPT TO THE COMING OF ALEXANDER THE INAUGURATION OF JUDAISM THE RISE OF MACEDONIA MACEDONIAN SUPREMACY IN GREECE SICILY, 367 TO 330B.C. THE ATHENIAN PHILOSOPHICAL SCHOOLS |