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Herodotus has come to be respected by most scholars as a
responsible and important historian. Herodotus was both a critical
thinker and a lively storyteller, a traveller who was both tourist
and anthropologist. Like Homer, he set out to memorialize great
deeds in words; more narrowly, he determined to discover the causes
of the wars between Greece and Persia and to explain them to his
fellow Greeks. In his hands, the Greeks' unforeseeable defeat of
the Persian kings Darius and Xerxes, with their vast hosts, made
for fascinating storytelling. Influenced by the work of the natural
scientists and philosophers of his own and earlier eras, Herodotus
also brought his literary talents to bear on a vast, unruly mass of
information gathered from many interviews throughout his travels
and left behind him the longest work that had ever been written in
Greek - the first work of history, and one which continues to be
read with enjoyment today. Herodotus: A Very Short Introduction
introduces readers to what little is known of Herodotus's life and
goes on to discuss all aspects of his work, including his
fascination with his origins; his travels; his view of the world in
relation to boundaries and their transgressions; and his interest
in seeing the world and learning about non-Greek civilizations. We
also explore the recurring themes of his work, his beliefs in
dreams, oracles, and omens, the prominence of women in his work,
and his account of the battles of the Persian Wars. ABOUT THE
SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University
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In 431 BC, the long simmering rivalry between the city-states of
Athens and Sparta erupted into open warfare, and for more than a
generation the two were locked in a life-and-death struggle. The
war embroiled the entire Greek world, provoking years of butchery
previously unparalleled in ancient Greece. Whole cities were
exterminated, their men killed, their women and children enslaved.
While the war is commonly believed to have ended with the capture
of the Athenian navy in 405 and the subsequent starvation of
Athens, fighting in Greece would continue for several decades.
Sparta's authority was challenged in the so-called Corinthian War
(395-387) when Persian gold helped unite Athens with Sparta's
former allies. The war did not truly end until, in 371, Thebes'
crack infantry resoundingly defeated Sparta at Leuctra, forever
shattering the myth of Spartan military supremacy. Jennifer
Roberts' rich narrative of this famous conflict is the first
general history to tell the whole story, from the war's origins
down to Sparta's defeat at Leuctra. In her masterful account, this
long and bloody war affected every area of life in Athens,
exacerbated divisions between rich and poor in Sparta, and sparked
civil strife throughout the Greek world. Yet despite the biting
sorrows the fighting occasioned, it remains a gripping saga of
plots and counter-plots, murders and lies, thrilling sea chases and
desperate overland marches, missed opportunities and last-minute
reprieves, and, as the war's first historian Thucydides had hoped,
lessons for a less bellicose future. In addition, Roberts considers
the impact of the war on Greece's cultural life, including the
great masterworks of tragedy and comedy performed at this time and,
most infamously, the trial and execution of Socrates. A fast-paced
narrative of one of antiquity's most famous clashes, The Plague of
War is a must-read for history enthusiasts of all ages.
The Student Study Guide is an important and unique component that
is available for each of the eight books in The World in Ancient
Times series. Each of the Student Study Guides is designed to be
used with the student book at school or sent home for homework
assignments. The activities in the Student Study Guide will help
students get the most out of their history books. Each Student
Study Guide includes chapter-by-chapter two-page lessons that use a
variety of interesting activities to help a student master history
and develop important reading and study skills.
The Teaching Guide to The Ancient Greek World is a complete,
all-in-one resource that provides teachers with the support they
need to help all their students access the content of the books. It
contains a collection of important instructional tools for the
teacher: -Recommended Teaching Units that organize the chapters
into a common theme or focus, such as the civilization's origins,
government, religion, economy, daily life, rise, and fall. -Unit
Overviews that outline the content of the unit, list the primary
sources featured in the unit, and provide a wide variety of
flexible teaching suggestions that teachers can use to
differentiate instruction to meet the needs of a diverse student
population. -Chapter-by-chapter two-page Lesson Plans that are
filled with activities to help teachers get the most out of every
chapter in the book - with a chapter activity in blackline master
form and a chapter assessment.
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