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"Tracing 3,500 years of ancient Greek culture . . . this survey reveals the myriad ways in which these people made unparalleled contributions to the rise of Western civilization."--Science News
Author : John Camp
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,66 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Greece
ISBN : 9780500288740
"Tracing 3,500 years of ancient Greek culture . . . this survey reveals the myriad ways in which these people made unparalleled contributions to the rise of Western civilization."--Science News
Author : Imogen Greenberg
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,3 MB
Release : 2017-06-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781847809513
Learn everything you need to know about the Ancient Greeks, and some of the things they'd rather you didn't find out! Packed full of facts and witty asides, this book, which includes a fold-out map and timeline, uses comic strips to explore a different theme or topic on every spread. Created by graphic novelist Isabel Greenberg and her sister, Imogen Greenberg, the Discover… series offers a fresh and accessible entry point to history for children 8+.
Author : Zofia Archibald
Publisher : Facts on File
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 15,13 MB
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 9780816026142
Recounts discoveries in Greek archaeology, discusses the principle elements of ancient Greek civilization, and describes the history and ruins of the most significant sites
Author : Colin Hynson
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 34,36 MB
Release : 2008-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781435826212
Describes everyday life among the ancient Greeks, covering family life, marriage, leisure, education, clothing, food and drink, warfare, religion, and funerals.
Author : Kathryn Morgan
Publisher : Britannica Educational Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 42,74 MB
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1622758331
It would be difficult to decide if the ancient Greeks are best known for their literature or mythology, for their philosophy or their government. On all fronts, ancient Greece paved the way for civilizations to come, making momentous contributions to humanity unmatched by other societies. This authoritative, upper elementary volume covers all aspects of Greek society, including daily life, deities and legends, and the political systems of Greek city-states. Important writers and thinkers receive equal treatment, with profiles of Sophocles, Plato, and Homer presented, among othersall amounting to an exploration sure to inspire awe of the might of ancient Greece.
Author : Paul Cartledge
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 24,40 MB
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : History
ISBN : 1468316079
The riveting, definitive account of the ancient Greek city of Thebes, by the acclaimed author of The Spartans—now in paperback Among the extensive writing available about the history of ancient Greece, there is precious little about the city-state of Thebes. At one point the most powerful city in ancient Greece, Thebes has been long overshadowed by its better-known rivals, Athens and Sparta. In Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece, acclaimed classicist and historian Paul Cartledge brings the city vividly to life and argues that it is central to our understanding of the ancient Greeks’ achievements—whether politically or culturally—and thus to the wider politico-cultural traditions of western Europe, the Americas, and indeed the world. From its role as an ancient political power, to its destruction at the hands of Alexander the Great as punishment for a failed revolt, to its eventual restoration by Alexander’s successor, Cartledge deftly chronicles the rise and fall of the ancient city. He recounts the history with deep clarity and mastery for the subject and makes clear both the di?erences and the interconnections between the Thebes of myth and the Thebes of history. Written in clear prose and illustrated with images in two color inserts, Thebes is a gripping read for students of ancient history and those looking to experience the real city behind the myths of Cadmus, Hercules, and Oedipus.
Author : Duane W. Roller
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 19,4 MB
Release : 2015-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 0857739239
The last dedicated book on ancient geography was published more than sixty years ago. Since then new texts have appeared (such as the Artemidoros palimpsest), and new editions of existing texts (by geographical authorities who include Agatharchides, Eratosthenes, Pseudo-Skylax and Strabo) have been produced. There has been much archaeological research, especially at the perimeters of the Greek world, and a more accurate understanding of ancient geography and geographers has emerged. The topic is therefore overdue a fresh and sustained treatment. In offering precisely that, Duane Roller explores important topics like knowledge of the world in the Bronze Age and Archaic periods; Greek expansion into the Black Sea and the West; the Pythagorean concept of the earth as a globe; the invention of geography as a discipline by Eratosthenes; Polybios the explorer; Strabo's famous Geographica; the travels of Alexander the Great; Roman geography; Ptolemy and late antiquity; and the cultural reawakening of antique geographical knowledge in the Renaissance, including Columbus' use of ancient sources.
Author : Anne Pearson
Publisher : Black Rabbit Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 25,8 MB
Release : 2005-07-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781932889772
Provides information about ancient Greece, including the history, culture, and daily life of the ancient Greeks.
Author : Kurt A. Raaflaub
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 32,27 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0520258096
"A balanced, high-quality analysis of the developing nature of Athenian political society and its relationship to 'democracy' as a timeless concept."—Mark Munn, author of The School of History
Author : Christian Meier
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 50,94 MB
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674362321
Why the Greeks? How did it happen that these people--out of all Mediterranean societies--developed democratic systems of government? The outstanding German historian of the ancient world, Christian Meier, reconstructs the process of political thinking in Greek culture that led to democracy. He demonstrates that the civic identity of the Athenians was a direct precondition for the practical reality of this form of government. Meier shows how the structure of Greek communal life gave individuals a civic role and discusses a crucial reform that institutionalized the idea of equality before the law. In Greek drama--specifically Aeschylus' Oresteia--he finds reflections of the ascendancy of civil law and of a politicizing of life in the city-state. He examines the role of the leader as well as citizen participation in Athenian democracy and describes an ancient equivalent of the idea of social progress. He also contrasts the fifth-century Greek political world with today's world, drawing revealing comparisons. The Greek Discovery of Politics is important reading for ancient historians, classicists, political scientists, and anyone interested in the history of political thought or in the culture of ancient Greece.