Ancient Greece: A New History

by Jeremy McInerney

An extensively illustrated introduction to ancient Greek history Ancient A New History is a new, single-authored survey of the ancient Greek world that brings the past to life with a fresh narrative and vivid images. Drawing on the latest archaeological research and textual evidence, award-winning teacher and scholar Jeremy McInerney shows that many of the issues that concerned the ancient Greeks―justice and inequality, nationalism and xenophobia, medicine and science―are relevant today. Key features include more than 200 color images; chapter-opening timelines, detailed maps and plans; chapter-ending illustrated “Spotlight” features; and instructor and student resources. 225 color, plus 47 line drawings

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Ancient History, Greece, Historical

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2018

Reviews

[Dimitris Papastergiou · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great book!

Not that you'll learn anything new if you read another non-fiction about ancient Greece (that's of course about all the historical eras and not just one specific) but it's worth it to check it out just for the facts that gives and the pop culture that bring in the different specific times and people in it. Something that another historical book from Montanari (my favorite so far) didn't have. It also didn't have a lot of pictures, like this one. You'll find a lot of artifacts and tombs and what the ancient created from depicting everyday life in various forms of art to of course war and traditions that go back ages.

Recommended of course but personally, I have a few books that I'd choose before this one to read about ancient Greece.

[Dejanira Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

*reading it for my Greece class*

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book as preparation for exams as I am a graduate student in Classics. I thought the chapters on prehistoric Greece were masterful, with great references to recent excavations. Some chapters fell into traditional narratives, but I think it’s somewhat impossible to avoid that. McInerney has firm opinions about certain ongoing debates that I would say could have been presented more even-handedly. Additionally, the author underscores the end of the Classical period as destruction, which is a little reductive, and, when discussing the fragility of classical heritage, mentions the destruction of Palmyra but not the appropriation of this heritage by white supremacists and/or fascists. Overall, I’d say this was an excellent history and I would teach with it happily.

[Edward Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

A readable enjoyable text book on the Greeks from the Neolithic, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, the Ancient Period, Classical Period through Alexander and finally the Romans. Book Looks at their beginnings, the Greek Myths, Art, Government, Wars, Trade and Culture.

Book was part of a class but could be read as a standalone for anyone looking to gain a bit more knowledge on the Greeks.

[Meow558 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was so good! It does a super good job of explaining the entire history of Ancient Greece, from the Minoans to the Romans, in a very concise way. Easy to understand and read, with lots of pictures to aid in your learning.

[Kevin Nobel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Assigned to my Greek civ class. Great for: new and expanding research, pictures of relevant artifacts, appropriate excerpts from Greek writings. Not great: giving Greek instead of Latin spellings of words, not giving Greek singular and plural, only one of them

[Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

had to read it for university, loved the random homoerotic stories n facts though

[Ava]

Read this as I was auditing the undergraduate Ancient Greek history lecture course taught by the book’s author.

[Gerry Cragun]

Saw on Great Courses as 'Greece and the Western World'.