A History of the Classical Greek World

?A leading authority on Athens, Rhodes has written a superb narrative of Classical Greece for upper-level undergraduates: lucid, concise, and balanced. Welcome additions to the second edition are chapters on life and culture, and brief selections from contemporary sources.? Kenneth G. Holum, University of Maryland ?Rhodes provides an excellent introduction to the history of the Greek world in the fifth and fourth centuries BC. Of particular importance is the clarity of the narrative and the consistent citation of the primary source material.? Hugh Elton, Trent University ?P.J. Rhodes? second edition of A History of the Classical World 478-323 BC is superior to its nearest competitors for the university and non-specialist audience, and noticeably improved from the first edition, e.g., smoother transitions into new topics; the addition of two new chapters on culture and society; the reader-friendly use of shaded boxed inserts of primary sources; more illustrations, maps, figures, and a new glossary. This book will set the standard for introductions to the history of Classical Greece.? Glenn R. Bugh, Virginia Tech

P. J. Rhodes is Honorary Professor of Ancient History at the University of Durham. He is the author of many books on Greek history, including The Athenian Boule (1972), A Commentary on the Aristotelian Athenaion Politeia (1981), Aristotle: The Athenian Constitution (1984), The Decrees of the Greek States (with D. M. Lewis, 1997) and Greek Historical Inscriptions, 404–323 BC (with R. Osborne, 2003). Most recently, he has edited The Old Oligarch (with J. L. Marr, 2008), and has written the Introduction and Notes for Thucydides: The Peloponnesian War (translated by M. Hammond, 2009).

List of Illustrations vii List of Figures ix List of Maps x Preface xi Note on References xiii Chronological Table xv 1 Introduction 1 2 The Formation of the Delian League 14 3 The Peloponnese in the Early Fifth Century 24 4 Athens After the Persian Wars 34 5 The Athenian Empire in the Mid Fifth Century 47 6 Periclean Athens 59 7 The Greeks in the West: The Rise of Syracuse 77 8 The Peloponnesian War: Origins 87 9 The Peloponnesian War: Resources and Strategies 96 10 The Peloponnesian War: 431421 107 11 The Athens of Cleon 122 12 The Peloponnesian War: 421413 131 13 The Peloponnesian War: 413404 149 14 Athens in the Late Fifth Century 163 15 The Athenian Empire: Retrospect 183 16 Life in the Classical Greek World 200 17 Culture in the Classical Greek World 209 18 Introduction to the Fourth Century: The Common Peace 224 19 Spartas Imperialism and Collapse 239 Appendix: Persia and its Rebels 256 20 The Second Athenian League 261 21 Thebes and Northern Greece 279 22 Athens After the Peloponnesian War 293 23 The Western Greeks from Dionysius I to Timoleon 311 24 Philip II of Macedon 332 Appendix: Persia and the Greeks in the Reign of Artaxerxes III 361 25 Demosthenic Athens 367 Appendix: Sparta 384 26 Alexander the Great: Sources and Outline 388 27 Alexander the Great: Topics 401 28 Epilogue 427 Glossary 431 Bibliography 435 Index 445