{"product_id":"ancient-greek-civilization-9781119098157","title":"Ancient Greek Civilization","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe third edition of \u003ci\u003eAncient Greek Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e is a concise, engaging introduction to the history and culture of ancient Greece from the Minoan civilization to the age of the Roman Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the evolution and development of Greek art, literature, politics, and thought across history, as well as the ways in which these were affected by Greek interaction with other cultures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNow includes additional illustrations and maps, updated notes and references throughout, and an expanded discussion of the Hellenistic period\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWeaves the latest scholarship and archeological excavations into the narrative at an appropriate level for undergraduates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Sansone\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a former editor of \u003ci\u003eIllinois Classical Studies, \u003c\/i\u003e served on the editorial boards of \u003ci\u003eClassical Philology\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and was a member of the Board of Directors of the American Philological Association. While his research focuses on Greek literature of the Classical Period, his publications include work on such subjects as textual criticism, theories of the origin of sport, Bronze Age iconography, John Milton, and Richard Wagner. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eGreek Athletics and the Genesis of Sport\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), \u003ci\u003ePlutarch: Lives of Aristeides and Cato\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), and \u003ci\u003eGreek Drama and the Invention of Rhetoric\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, 2012).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50676095320338,"sku":"9781119098157","price":50.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_12908df5-3eae-457b-88f4-aaf095dab1f2.jpg?v=1733875994","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ancient-greek-civilization-9781119098157","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}