Военная история / Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens : A History of Ancient Greece

Название: Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens : A History of Ancient Greece
Автор(ы): Robin Waterfield
Издательство: Oxford University Press
Год: 2018
ISBN: 978-0190234317
Страниц: 542
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 89 MB

"We Greeks are one in blood and one in language; we have temples to the gods and religious rites in common, and a common way of life." So the fifth-century historian Herodotus has some Athenians declare, in explanation of why they would never betray their fellow Greeks to the enemy, the 'barbarian' Persians. And he might have added further common features, such as clothing, foodways, and political institutions. But if the Greeks knew that they were kin, why did many of them side with the Persians against fellow Greeks, and why, more generally, is ancient Greek history so often the history of internecine wars and other forms of competition with one another? This is the question acclaimed historian Robin Waterfield sets out to explore in this magisterial history of ancient Greece.