Paul Anthony Cartledge (24 de marzo de 1947 (70 años) es un académico británico especialista en historia antigua.1​ De 2008 a 2014 ha sido A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture en la Universidad de Cambridge.2​ Anteriormente fue profesor de Historia de Grecia en Cambridge. ( )

This is an introduction to ancient Greek culture and history, written to accompany a TV series in 2000, that I picked up on impulse in my local library. The book is divided into 15 short portraits of prominent (or not really prominent in some cases) Greeks who influenced or were in some way representative of ancient Greek society. It includes a range of obvious examples: Homer, Pericles, Socrates, Aristotle and Alexander, also others much less well known, including one who may be a fictional creation of Plato (who is not included separately from Socrates, but whose influence is felt throughout much of the book). The approach is generally effective in presenting an introduction to its subject, but I think the author bangs on rather excessively about the subordinate role of women in Greek society (which has of course been true historically of women in the great majority of societies over time until recently, and alas still in many societies now). The book does give a reasonable feel for the flow of Greek history, particularly the relations between Athens and the other city states in the 5th and 4th centuries. A reasonable read, though the format and choice of some of the portraits makes for a slightly disjointed feel. ( )

Presentación general de varios de los personajes más relevantes de la Grecia Antigua. No profundiza,no es pretensión, pero sirve de punto de partida para seleccionar época y ubicación. Correcto sin más. ( )

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