A History of the Greek World from 479 to 323 B.C.

A History of the Greek World from 479 to 323 B.C. (1957) examines the period of Greek history from the end of the Persian Wars to the death of Alexander the Great which can claim to be unique in the history of the world. Into the brief space of five generations are crowded such a galaxy of great poets, artists, politicians and thinkers, whose creative achievements directly or indirectly exerted an unparalleled influence on Western civilisation since.