The Greek Achievement : The Foundation of the Western World

by: Freeman, Ch.

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The Greek achievement : the foundation of the Western world

Author:Charles Freeman

Summary:Drawing on the most recent research, Freeman provides a new generation of readers with a comprehensive account of Greek history over 2000 years. He describes the early settlements, the wars with the Persian empire, the rise of Macedonia, and more

xvii, 494 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Contents:
Recreating the world of Ancient Greece
The formation of the Greek world
Homer's world: heroes and the coming of the city-state
An expanding world: 800-500 B.C
New identities: the consolidation of the city-state
Underlying patterns: land and slavery
Underlying patterns: spiritual life
Revolution in wisdom: new directions in the archaic age
Creating the barbarian: the Persian wars
The fifth century: the politics of power 479-404 B.C
The Athenian democracy
Homage to Dionysus: the drama festivals
Man is the measure: philosophers and speculators, 450-330 B.C
Relationships
Transitions: the Greek world in the fourth century B.C
Alexander
The Hellenistic world
Mathematics, science, and medicine
The Greeks and Rome
The Greeks in the Roman Empire
Conclusion the Greek achievement

Subjects:
Civilization Influence
Civilization, Modern Greek influences
Greece
Greece Civilization To 146 B.C. Influence
Greece History To 146 B.C. Historiography
Grèce Civilisation Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C. Influence
Grèce Histoire Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C. Historiographie
Historiography
History
To 146 B.C

The Greek Achievement : The Foundation of the Western World

by: Freeman, Ch.

• ISBN-13: 9780713992243 / 978-0-7139-9224-3
• ISBN-03: 0713992247 / 0-7139-9224-7
• Allen Lane - The Penguin Press, London, 1999

Price: 20,00 EURO

1 copy in stock