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Ancient Greek History

Ancient Greek History surveys Aegean Bronze Age societies, the Greek city-states and the Hellenistic world. It moves from Minoan Crete and Mycenaean Greece through Sparta, classical Athens, the Persian and Peloponnesian wars, Alexander’s conquests and the successor kingdoms.

These books are independent topical histories rather than numbered volumes. Together they explain how political institutions, warfare, philosophy, art, trade and imperial expansion shaped the Greek world and its later influence.

Reading order

Books in this series (11 books)

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1. Alexander the Great

Captivating History

4.2(193)

Alexander the Great is a concise historical biography focused on the King Who Conquered the Persian Empire and Babylon, Including His Impact on Ancient Greece and Rome. It follows the subject’s rise, exercise of power and relationship with the institutions and conflicts of the period. The…

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2. Ancient Greece

Captivating History

4.0(169)

Ancient Greece is an accessible survey of greek History Starting from the Greek Dark Ages to the End of Antiquity. It introduces the principal chronology, institutions and turning points while locating the subject within its regional and international setting. The book connects political and military developments…

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3. Classical Antiquity

Captivating History

4.1(19)

Classical Antiquity is an accessible survey of ancient Greece and Rome and How These Civilizations Influenced Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. It introduces the principal chronology, institutions and turning points while locating the subject within its regional and international setting. The book connects political and…

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4. Classical Greece

Captivating History

4.1(72)

Classical Greece is an accessible survey of from the Persian Wars and Rise of Athens to Alexander the Great. It introduces the principal chronology, institutions and turning points while locating the subject within its regional and international setting. The book connects political and military developments with…

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5. Minoans

Captivating History

4.0(222)

Minoans is an accessible survey of an Essential Bronze Age Society in Ancient Greece Called the Minoan Civilization. It introduces the principal chronology, institutions and turning points while locating the subject within its regional and international setting. The book connects political and military developments with social,…

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6. Spartans

Captivating History

4.2(155)

Spartans is an accessible survey of the Fierce Warriors of Ancient Greece, Including Spartan Military Tactics, the Battle of Thermopylae, How Sparta Was Ruled, and More. It introduces the principal chronology, institutions and turning points while locating the subject within its regional and international setting. The…

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7. The Battle of Thermopylae

Captivating History

3.7(37)

The Battle of Thermopylae is an accessible non-fiction account of one of the Greatest Battles in Ancient History Between the Spartans and Persians. It establishes the causes, chronology and principal phases of the conflict while explaining the political aims and military resources of the opposing sides.…

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8. The Greco-Persian Wars

Captivating History

4.2(73)

The Greco-Persian Wars is an accessible non-fiction account of the Achaemenid–Greek Conflicts from Marathon to Plataea. It establishes the causes, chronology and principal phases of the conflict while explaining the political aims and military resources of the opposing sides. The book places campaigns and leadership within…

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9. The Hellenistic Age

Captivating History

3.9(43)

The Hellenistic Age is an accessible survey of an Era of Mediterranean History That Took Place Between the Death of Alexander the Great and the Rise of the Roman Empire. It introduces the principal chronology, institutions and turning points while locating the subject within its regional…

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10. The Mycenaeans

Captivating History

4.1(122)

The Mycenaeans is an accessible survey of the First Advanced Civilization in Ancient Greece. It introduces the principal chronology, institutions and turning points while locating the subject within its regional and international setting. The book connects political and military developments with social, economic, religious and cultural…

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11. The Peloponnesian War

Captivating History

4.2(107)

The Peloponnesian War is an accessible non-fiction account of the Ancient Greek War Between the Two Leading City-states in Ancient Greece — Athens and Sparta. It establishes the causes, chronology and principal phases of the conflict while explaining the political aims and military resources of the…