Ancient Greece, Second Edition, Thomas R. Martin
Ancient Greece, Second Edition, Thomas R. Martin
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Ancient Greece, Second Edition
From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times

Author: Thomas R. Martin

Narrator: John Lescault

Unabridged: 12 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/10/2017

Synopsis

In this compact yet comprehensive history of ancient Greece, Thomas R. Martin brings alive Greek civilization from its Stone Age roots to the fourth century BC. Focusing on the development of the Greek city-state and the society, culture, and architecture of Athens in its Golden Age, Martin integrates political, military, social, and cultural history in a book that will appeal to students and general readers alike.Now in its second edition, this classic work now features updates throughout.

About Thomas R. Martin

Thomas R. Martin is an American historian and professor at the College of the Holy Cross where he holds the chair “Jeremiah O’Connor” in the Department of Classics at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts, where he teaches courses on Athenian democracy, Hellenism, and the Roman Empire. His publications include Herodotus and Sima Qian, The Making of the West, and Sovereignty and Coinage in Classical Greece. He has contributed to documentaries produced by the History Channel about Roman history, especially to the series Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire. He earned a BA degree in classics summa cum laude from Princeton University, an MA and PhD in Classical philology from Harvard University, with graduate work at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.

About John Lescault

Patrick Cullen (a.k.a. John Lescault), a native of Massachusetts, is a graduate of the Catholic University of America. He lives in Washington, DC, where he works in theater.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Linda on December 26, 2020

When (if) covid ends and normalcy returns, my husband and I decided that we want to visit Greece. We are preparing by reading and taking Great Courses about the ancients and searching for books about contemporary Greece. (Any recommendations?) The Great Courses series on Ancient Greece suggested Ma......more

Goodreads review by Matt on September 23, 2010

Solid overview but with no substantial thesis. Martin focuses on the plight of the common man, women, and slaves whose existence changed little from down through the ages. Martin documents it as "nasty, brutish, and short" no matter the period: prehistoric, classical, or hellenistic. The prose is ac......more

Goodreads review by Yoly on August 08, 2021

An overview of Ancient Greece history. The book is very easy to follow chronologically, which I appreciated as a beginner in the subject. He packs a lot of information in less than 300 pages, which I thought was impressive.......more

Goodreads review by Corey on January 13, 2014

Thomas Martin's Ancient Greece is basically an overview of Ancient Greece that starts with the prehistory of Greece (specifically Greece before the Greeks) and ends with the fall of the Successor kingdoms. This book is purely an overview, and does not go into much detail, which is fine. Alexander is......more

Goodreads review by Janna G. Noelle on July 09, 2017

For its slender size of only 221 pages of actual history, this book is a tremendously comprehensive overview of ancient Greece. Beginning with the Stone Age, it covers all the major turning point of Greek history including the Mycenaean and subsequent Dark eras, the progression from oligarchy to tyr......more

Quotes

“A limpidly written, highly accessible, and comprehensive history…This concise but wide-ranging narrative…[is] a highly readable account of ancient Greece, particularly useful as an introductory or review text for the student or the general reader.” Kirkus Reviews, praise for the first edition

“A polished and informative work that will be useful for general readers and students.” Daniel Tompkins, Temple University

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