Simon Hornblower is a Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. He was previously Professor of Classics and Grote Professor of Ancient History at University College London. He is a Fellow of the British Academy. His many publications in Greek history and classical civilization include a Commentary on Thucydides in three volumes (1991-2008). He is now working on commentaries on Herodotus books 5 and 6, and on Lykophron's Alexandra.

Reviews of the third edition (2002):'To write a standard history which contains the essential material and yet is interesting and says things which have not been said before is one of the hardest tasks. Hornblower has performed it excellently.' - Times Literary Supplement'Packed with worthwhile ideas and impressive erudition' - Classical Review'An undergraduate textbook which neither the professional ancient historian can afford to ignore nor the interested non specialist fail to read with profit and pleasure' - History Today'This fully revised version is a welcome addition to Routledge's History of the Ancient World.' - Contemporary Review'The first edition became an essential text for students of the period, and this is a welcome new edition, which is more than simply a revision of the original.' - JACT Review'Hornblower's excellence as historian, and his wide and responsible use of sources, together with attractive packaging, reestablishes tehe book's position as a benchmark for historians ... It is packed to the brim ... with an abundance of erudite observations.' - Scholia Reviews

• 1. Introduction 2. The beginning of the Delian League 3. Empire 4. South Italy and Sicily 5. Kyrene and Egypt 6. The Persian Empire, especially Asia Minor 7. Argos 8. Macedon, Thessaly and Boiotia 9. The run-up to the war 10. Corinth 11. Sparta 12. Athens 13. The Peloponnesian War 14. The effects of the Peloponnesian War 15. The Corinthian War 16. The King’s Peace to Leuktra; the Second Athenian Confederacy 17. Leuktra to Mantineia and the Revolt of the Satraps 18. Philip 19. Alexander

Simon Hornblower is a Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. He was previously Professor of Classics and Grote Professor of Ancient History at University College London. He is a Fellow of the British Academy. His many publications in Greek history and classical civilization include a Commentary on Thucydides in three volumes (1991-2008). He is now working on commentaries on Herodotus books 5 and 6, and on Lykophron's Alexandra.

Reviews of the third edition (2002):'To write a standard history which contains the essential material and yet is interesting and says things which have not been said before is one of the hardest tasks. Hornblower has performed it excellently.' - Times Literary Supplement'Packed with worthwhile ideas and impressive erudition' - Classical Review'An undergraduate textbook which neither the professional ancient historian can afford to ignore nor the interested non specialist fail to read with profit and pleasure' - History Today'This fully revised version is a welcome addition to Routledge's History of the Ancient World.' - Contemporary Review'The first edition became an essential text for students of the period, and this is a welcome new edition, which is more than simply a revision of the original.' - JACT Review'Hornblower's excellence as historian, and his wide and responsible use of sources, together with attractive packaging, reestablishes tehe book's position as a benchmark for historians ... It is packed to the brim ... with an abundance of erudite observations.' - Scholia Reviews

• 1. Introduction 2. The beginning of the Delian League 3. Empire 4. South Italy and Sicily 5. Kyrene and Egypt 6. The Persian Empire, especially Asia Minor 7. Argos 8. Macedon, Thessaly and Boiotia 9. The run-up to the war 10. Corinth 11. Sparta 12. Athens 13. The Peloponnesian War 14. The effects of the Peloponnesian War 15. The Corinthian War 16. The King’s Peace to Leuktra; the Second Athenian Confederacy 17. Leuktra to Mantineia and the Revolt of the Satraps 18. Philip 19. Alexander

Simon Hornblower is a Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. He was previously Professor of Classics and Grote Professor of Ancient History at University College London. He is a Fellow of the British Academy. His many publications in Greek history and classical civilization include a Commentary on Thucydides in three volumes (1991-2008). He is now working on commentaries on Herodotus books 5 and 6, and on Lykophron's Alexandra.

Reviews of the third edition (2002):'To write a standard history which contains the essential material and yet is interesting and says things which have not been said before is one of the hardest tasks. Hornblower has performed it excellently.' - Times Literary Supplement'Packed with worthwhile ideas and impressive erudition' - Classical Review'An undergraduate textbook which neither the professional ancient historian can afford to ignore nor the interested non specialist fail to read with profit and pleasure' - History Today'This fully revised version is a welcome addition to Routledge's History of the Ancient World.' - Contemporary Review'The first edition became an essential text for students of the period, and this is a welcome new edition, which is more than simply a revision of the original.' - JACT Review'Hornblower's excellence as historian, and his wide and responsible use of sources, together with attractive packaging, reestablishes tehe book's position as a benchmark for historians ... It is packed to the brim ... with an abundance of erudite observations.' - Scholia Reviews

• 1. Introduction 2. The beginning of the Delian League 3. Empire 4. South Italy and Sicily 5. Kyrene and Egypt 6. The Persian Empire, especially Asia Minor 7. Argos 8. Macedon, Thessaly and Boiotia 9. The run-up to the war 10. Corinth 11. Sparta 12. Athens 13. The Peloponnesian War 14. The effects of the Peloponnesian War 15. The Corinthian War 16. The King’s Peace to Leuktra; the Second Athenian Confederacy 17. Leuktra to Mantineia and the Revolt of the Satraps 18. Philip 19. Alexander