A History of Greece to the death of Alexander the Great, Volume I of II By John Bagnell Bury

Read Modern Library version Good History English A scholarly book very detailed perhaps somewhat too detailed for me English Quite an enjoyable history of Greece English An excellent history of ancient Greece and the Greek empire as it spanned from the dawn of recorded civilization and to the world s first nearly successful world conqueror Alexander the Great Written by famed master historian J. B Bury A History of Greece to the death of Alexander the Great is both an excellent introduction for new students and a masterful refresheror those who have been exposed to the wonders of ancient history Illustrated to enhance the reading experience Contents include GREECE AND THE AEGEAN THE BEGINNINGS OF GREECE AND THE HEROIC AGE THE EXPANSION OF GREECE GROWTH OF SPARTA FALL OF THE ARISTOCRACIES THE UNION OF ATTICA AND THE FOUNDATION OF THE ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY GROWTH OF ATHENS IN THE SIXTH CENTURY A History of Greece to the death of Alexander the Great Volume I of IIJohn Bagnell Bury often published as J. B Bury was a classical scholar historian and philologist He held the chair in Modern History at Trinity College Dublin for nine years and also was appointed Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity and Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University..