Foundations & Overviews

A topic within Ancient Greece, itself one of 13 topics in that field and part of History.

Reading on Foundations & Overviews

2 works

Series2008

Introduction to Ancient Greek History with Donald Kagan

Donald Kagan (YaleCourses)

Traces the Greek polis from the Dark Ages to the Hellenistic period, arguing that the city-state produced a form of political life that had no precedent and left no straightforward successor.

link checked 17 Sept 2026

History · Ancient Greece

FreeIntermediate

Book1900

A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great

J. B. Bury

The standard scholarly narrative of Greek history from the Bronze Age to Alexander's death for much of the twentieth century, built on the era's new epigraphic and archaeological evidence.

link checked 17 Sept 2026

History · Ancient Greece

FreeAdvanced