A well-grounded study of the Greek contribution to law

This book introduces the reader to the serious study of Greek history, concentrating more on problems than on narrative. The topics selected have been prominent

Covers the period which begins with the era of Greek colonization and ends with the close of the Peloponnesian War in 404 B. C.

An accessible introduction to the polis (plural: poleis), or ancient Greek city-state. Mogens Herman Hansen addresses such topics as the emergence of the polis,

Political activity and political thinking began in the cities and other states of ancient Greece, and terms such as tyranny, aristocracy, oligarchy, democracy a