The Hellenistic world In Classical times the focus of the Creek world had been Greece itself and the cities of the eastern Aegean seaboard such as Miletus Smyrna and Ephesus. During the later fourth century BC the centre of gravity underwent a shift to the east: to Asia Minor, northern Syria and Egypt. The historical basis of ...

Another historical book related to ancient Greek history is "The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece" edited by Paul Cartledge We can read inside the book: