The Ancient World - Greece, Egypt and Persia in the 4th century BC - J.B. Bury & A.w. Picard-cambridge

The Ancient World - Greece, Egypt and Persia in the 4th century BC

By J.B. Bury & A.w. Picard-cambridge

  • Release Date: 2015-04-22
  • Genre: Ancient History

Description

An excellent history of the Ancient World during the critical 4th century BC, focusing primarily on the activities of Greece, and especially the Macedonian conquest of Greece, the decadence of Persia, and the imminent collapse of Egypt. 

Contents include: 

PERSIA, FROM XERXES TO ALEXANDER 
THE ASCENDANCY OF SPARTA 
THE SECOND ATHENIAN LEAGUE 
THEBES 
DIONYSIUS OF SYRACUSE 
EGYPT TO THE COMING OF ALEXANDER 
THE INAUGURATION OF JUDAISM 
THE RISE OF MACEDONIA 
MACEDONIAN SUPREMACY IN GREECE 
SICILY, 367 TO 330B.C. 
THE ATHENIAN PHILOSOPHICAL SCHOOLS