Greek Imperialism

"Greek Imperialism" by William Scott Ferguson studies the rise of empires from city-states in ancient Greece. The book looks at how city-states such as Athens and Sparta governed and became empires, including those of Alexander and his followers. At first, the city-states couldn't easily unite, because they acted like single cells that struggled to form bigger groups. Ferguson explains imperialism, then shows how Greeks fought it but later joined federations due to outside dangers. Although they tried to stay independent, these city-states eventually united, enabling empires and leading to the Roman domination.