Ancient Greece: Social And Historical Documents From Archaic Times To The Death Of Socrates; Author: Dillon, Matthew; Joint Author: Garland, Lynda; Paperback

Author: Dillon, Matthew; Joint Author: Garland, Lynda
Edition #2; Paperback; 8 Line Figures
560 pages
Published: December 1999
Taylor & Francis Books Ltd
ISBN: 0415217555

The new edition of this definitive collection presents a wide range of documents on Greek social and political history from 800 to 399 BC, from all over the Greek world.Dillon and Garland provide valuable source materials on political developments in Greece, including colonization in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, Athenian democracy, thc constitution of Sparta and the Peloponnesian Wax. Detailed chapters focus on social phenomena, such as Greek religion, slavery and labour, the family and the role of women.The book contains clear, precise translations of documents taken not only from historical sources but also from inscriptions, graffiti, law codes, epitaphs, decrees, drama and poetry, many of which have not previously been translated into English.2nd edition. In this revised and updated edition, the authors present a wide range of documents on Greek social and political history from 800 to 399 BC, from all over the Greek World. Topics include: source material on political developments in Greece, and detailed chapters on social phenomena.