Explores the relationship between the realities of life in early Greece and the poetic descriptions put forth by Homer in the "Illiad" and the "Odyssey.".
the essence of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybius
Finley, M. I
1977
Presents a collection of writings from four ancient Greek historians on such topics as the antiquity of Egypt and the Persian Wars from fifth-century scholars Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, and Polybius.
Traces the history of the ancient Olympic games from 776 B.C. until 261 A.D., with information on the sports events, rules, athletes, and the games themselves.
Traces the history of the ancient Olympic games from 776 B.C. until 261 A.D., with information on the sports events, rules, athletes, and the games themselves.
