The Ancient Greeks: an Introduction to Their Life and Thought

by Moses I. Finley

Book Overview

Essential passages from the works of four "fathers of history"-Herodotus's History, Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, Xenophon's Anabasis, and Polybius's Histories. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: B004003T9A
• Release Date: January 1964
• Publisher: Viking, c.1964
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.

Customer Reviews

good for introductions

Finley is a master of so many fields and types of scholarship. Here he has turned his talent to an introductory textbook about ancient Greece. Unlike his specialized previous work, Finley demonstrates that he can write in a clear and logical fashion. A little sparse on social history at times.