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Author
John Bagnell Bury
Language
English
Genre
audiobook
by John Bagnell Bury
B. Bury wrote his "History of Greece" before World War I, but it was such a good overview of classical Greek history that the third edition was still being used as a college textbook in the late 1960's. In the newer editions, a co-author rewrote the material dealing with the early centuries where there have been new archeological developments, but the later chapters and Bury's framework were retained essentially unchanged.
Bury writes in a lucid, easily understood style that entertains as it educates. The book covers artistic and literary development, as well as politics and war, and its field of view includes western Asia Minor, the Agean archipelago, and "Greater Greece" (Sicily and Southern Italy).
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Finished it in four sittings. Usually takes me weeks to get through an audiobook. Says a lot about how gripping A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great, Vol 1 is.
I almost skipped this one because the title didn't grab me. Really glad I didn't. The content inside is miles ahead of what the description suggests.
The way John Bagnell Bury uses stories and examples to illustrate points is really effective. Doesn't feel like a lecture at all — more like a conversation.
I've been in a reading slump for months and this finally broke it. Something about A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great, Vol 1 just clicked and now I'm back to listening every day. Grateful for it.
