Ancient Greece
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Matthew Dillon is Professor of Classics and Ancient History, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, University of New England, Australia. His main research interests are ancient Greek history and ancient religion.
Lynda Garland has been Professor and Head of the School of Humanities, The University of New England, and Honorary Research Professor at the University of Queensland. Her main research interests are in the areas of ancient history and Byzantine Studies.
Content
i. Introduction to the ancient sources; 1. The Polis: the Greek City-State; 2. Colonisation; 3. Religion in the Greek World; 4. Women. sexuality, and the Family; 5. Labour: Slaves, Serfs and Citizens; 6. Sparta; 7. Tyrants and Tyranny; 8. the Law-Givers of Athens: Drakon and solon; 9. Peisistratos and his sons; 10. Kleisthenes the Reformer; 11. The Persian Wars; 12. The Delian League and the Pentekontaetia; 13. The Peloponnesian War and its Aftermath; 14. The Rise of Macedon; 15. Alexander III of Macedon, 336-323 BC.
