Greece: A Short History of a Long Story, 7,000 Bce to the Present - Paperback

by Carol G. Thomas (Author)

Greece: A Short History of a Long Story presents a comprehensive overview of the history of Greece by exploring the continuity of Greek culture from its Neolithic origins to the modern era.

• Tells the story of Greece through individual personalities that inhabited various periods in the lengthy sweep of Greek history
• Uses an approach based on recent research that includes DNA analysis and analyses of archaeological materials
• Explores ways in which the nature of Greek culture was continually reshaped over time
• Features illustrations that portray the people of different eras in Greek history along with maps that demonstrate the physical sphere of Greece and major events in each of the periods

Back Jacket

Greece: A Short History of a Long Story, 7000 BCE to the Present, offers readers a comprehensive overview of the history of Greece by exploring the continuity of Greek culture from its Neolithic origins to the modern era. Compressing 9,000 years of Greek history into a concise and accessible format, author Carol G. Thomas explores the ways in which the nature of Greek culture was continually reshaped over time--especially during periods of non-Greek rule by Romans and Ottoman Turks. Utilizing an increasingly popular archaeological approach that focuses on people and the natural environment, Thomas brings various eras of the ancient Greek world vividly to life by telling its story through individual personalities--farmers and philosophers, peasants and politicians, women and men, locals and foreigners alike--who provide revealing and intimate glimpses into the distant past. From the Homeric heroes and the Golden Age of Classical Greece to the Romans, Byzantines, and beyond, Greece: A Short History of a Long Story offers readers a compact and comprehensive overview of Greece and its civilization from prehistory to the present day.

Author Biography

Carol G. Thomas is Professor of History and Vidalakis Professor of Hellenic Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her publications include Alexander the Great in His World (Wiley-Blackwell 2007), The Trojan War (2005), Finding People in Early Greece (2005), and Citadel to City State: The Transformation of Greece 1200-700 BCE (1999).