Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989. hardcover, illustrated, 337 pages, condition: as new.
A history of the Golden Age of Greek civilisation - the age of the city-states, 490 to 336 BC. Examines the political and military situation during the period, including the wars against Persia and Carthage and the accession of Alexander the Great.
Each chapter in The Classical Greeks is divided into seven periods and told through the stories of thirty seven key figures. The wars, large and small, as well as times of relative peace, determine the various ages which Grant has chosen. His prominent players come from all walks of life: philosophers, warriors, politicians, artists, doctors, historians, builders, poets, rulers, playwrights, orators, sculptors, teachers, etc. They each impacted Greek history significantly; their individual stories became part of the larger collective story.
Michael Grant was formerly a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, Professor of Humanity at Edinburgh University, the first Vice-Chancellor of the Queen's University, Belfast, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Khartoum. He is Doctor of Letters at Cambridge and Honorary Doctor of Letters and Laws at Dublin and Belfast respectively. He has also been President of the Classical Association of England, the Virgil Society and the Royal Numismatic Society.
