Hellas : A Short History of Classical Greek Civilization and its Predecessors

For secondary school students, this text offers a new look at the origins of western civilization so that yet another generation can see updated reflections of its own behavior. For, little that transpired in Greece between 1200 BC and the ascendancy of Rome has not happened again in one way or another, and is still happening today. Interspersed throughout the text are translated primary sources.