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Ancient Greece History
From Minoans and Mycenaeans to Athens, Sparta, the Persian Wars and Alexander's successors: how the Greek city-states built democracy, fought for supremacy and fell to RomeBy Imad Muratspahic
Length2h 54m
About this audiobook
Two armies meet in a narrow pass. A fleet of small wooden ships waits in a strait. A city votes to exile a citizen by writing his name on a piece of broken pottery. Ancient Greece was never one country, yet a scatter of rival cities around a warm sea gave the world democracy, drama, history and philosophy, and nearly destroyed itself in war. Ancient Greece History tells the whole story in one clear narrative, from the palaces of Crete and Mycenae to the moment Rome took control. Unlike books on Alexander the Great, on Rome, or on Greek myths, it stays with the Greek cities themselves: how they grew, why Athens and Sparta turned out so different, how the Persian Wars were won, what daily life was really like, and why the Peloponnesian War broke the golden age. It is written in plain English for intelligent newcomers, with honest notes wherever the evidence is thin or the ancient sources disagree. Inside, you'll discover: If you want one readable, balanced guide to the Greeks that you can finish in a few evenings and keep for reference, start here.
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GenreHistory
Length2 hrs 54 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 13, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Important Notice
2Frogs Around a Pond
3Chapter 1: A Golden Mask and the Fall of the Palaces
4Chapter 2: A Thousand Cities
5Chapter 3: Sparta: Equals, Helots and an Iron Reputation
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6Chapter 4: Athens: A Sword in the Myrtle and the Making of Democracy
7Chapter 5: Marathon to Plataea: The Persian Wars
8Chapter 6: Pericles' Athens: Empire, Democracy and Daily Life
9Chapter 7: Tragedy, Reason and the Doctors of Cos
10Chapter 8: The Peloponnesian War: How Athens Lost Its Empire
11Chapter 9: Exhausted Cities and the Rise of Macedon
12Chapter 10: Alexander's Shadow: The Hellenistic World
13Chapter 11: Rome Takes Charge: From Proclaimed Freedom to Corinth in Flames
14What the Greeks Left Behind
15Quick Reference: Timeline, Who's Who, Glossary and Myths
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