A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest

by William Smith

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Genres: History, Greece, Ancient

268 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1867

About the author

Sir William Smith (1813-1893) was an English lexicographer. He became known for his advances in the teaching of Greek and Latin in schools.

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

See also:
William Smith, exercise books

Reviews

[Cynda · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have been reading ancient Greek plays. So a GR friend suggested a Greek history. One other the one I have selected. I selected poorly. Friend undoubtedly chose better.

Tedious. Not enlightening. Trying of patience and endurance.

Now I have put on my tbr list The Histories along with The History Atlas of Europe. I have just bought these books today, so now it will be a matter of finding time.

[Craig Herbertson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Essentially a school book written in the days when education meant learning something. Nevertheless, a clear and concise vision of the Ancient Greeks and a salutary lesson on the intrinsic problems of democracy - how to protect it and how to throw it away.

[Justin Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

Except for the final chapter, Smith focuses on political and military history. A better acquaintance with Greek people and places before starting this book would have made its reading more valuable.

[Craig Herbertson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Essentially a school book written in the days when students had no computers and had to work extremely hard. It's a standard history, this edition suffers from abridgements and revisions which brought the edition up to date with modern research - unfortunately as my third impression is from the 1900's this careful abridgement and revision has been superseded by subsequent developments.