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The Greek World 479323 BC has been an indispensable guide to classical Greek history since its first publication. Simon Hornblower has comprehensively re-written and revised his original text, bringing it up-to-date for a new generation of readers.

The extensive changes include:

•  two important new chapters  Argos, and the Peloponnesian War
•  the incorporation of further primary sources
• more than thirty new illustrations
•  the insertion of user-friendly subheadings
• a completely updated bibliography.

With valuable coverage of the broader Mediterranean world in which Greek culture flourished, as well as close examination of Athens, Sparta, and the other great city-states of Greece itself, this third edition of a classic work is a more essential read than ever before.