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The Oxford illustrated history of Greece and the Hellenistic world / edited by John Boardman, Jasper...

The Oxford illustrated history of Greece and the Hellen...

The Oxford illustrated history of Greece and the Hellenistic world / edited by John Boardman, Jasper...

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The Oxford illustrated history of Greece and the Hellenistic world / edited by John Boardman, Jasper Griffin, Oswyn Murray.

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Full title

The Oxford illustrated history of Greece and the Hellenistic world / edited by John Boardman, Jasper Griffin, Oswyn Murray.

Publisher

Oxford : Oxford University Press, c1986 2001 [printing]

Uniform title

Oxford history of the classical world. and Oxford history of the classical world.

Call Numbers

N938/196

Record Identifier

74Vvkre6xb3l

MMS ID

991013910499702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

vi, 446 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Contents

Introduction / Jasper Griffin -- 1. Greece: the history of the Archaic period / George Forrest -- 2. Homer / Oliver Taplin -- 3. Greek myth and Hesiod / Jasper Griffin -- 4. Lyric and elegiac poetry / Ewen Bowie -- 5. Early Greek philosophy / Martin West -- 6. Greece: the history of the classical pe...

Publication information

Publisher

Oxford : Oxford University Press, c1986 2001 [printing]

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

c1986

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

From the epic poems of Homer to the glittering art and architecture of Greece's Golden Age, to the influential Roman systems of law and leadership, the classical Greek world established the foundations of our culture as well as many of its most enduring achievements. Now, in this vividly illustrated volume, readers can embrace the spirit of the cl...

Alternative Titles

Full title

The Oxford illustrated history of Greece and the Hellenistic world / edited by John Boardman, Jasper Griffin, Oswyn Murray.

Variant title

Oxford history of the classical world.

Portion of title

Greece and the Hellenistic world.

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Originally published as: The Oxford history of the classical world.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

c1986

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

N938/196

Record Identifier

74Vvkre6xb3l

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvkre6xb3l

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ISBN

0192854380 (pbk.) :

9780192854384(pbk.) :

0192854380(pbk.) :

9780192854384 (paperback)

0192854380 (paperback)

9780192854384 (pbk.) :

DDC

938

MMS ID

991013910499702626

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