The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient GreeceSumptuously illustrated in color and packed with information, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece is now available for the first time in paperback. Offering fresh interpretations of classical Greek culture, the book devotes as much attention to social, economic and intellectual aspects as to politics and war. Paul Cartledge and his team of contributors ask what it was like for an ordinary person to partake in "the glory that was

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The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece is now available for the first time in paperback

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