Ancient Greek Civilization

 

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Ancient Greek Civilization


by David Sansone (Author)

 

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ISBN: 9781405167321

 

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A narrative of Greek history and an analysis of the literature, art, and thought of the ancient Greeks. It tells the story of Greek civilization from the from the Minoan Period to the time of the Byzantine Empire. It surveys the culture and history the ancient Greeks.


This is a concise narrative of Greek history and an analysis of the literature, art, and thought of the ancient Greeks. It tells the story of Greek civilization from the from the Minoan Period to the time of the Byzantine Empire. It surveys the remarkable culture and history the ancient Greeks. It explores the ways in which Greek civilization has been continually reinvented from antiquity to the present day. Updated edition includes additional illustrations, maps, and timelines, a glossary, and an annotated bibliography.


 

ISBN 1405167327
ISBN13 9781405167321
Publisher Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
Format Paperback
Publication date 02/01/2009
Pages 272
Weight (grammes) 260.00
Published in United Kingdom
Height (mm) 246
Width (mm) 171

List of Figures.
List of Maps.
List of Timelines.
Foreword: Looking Backward.
1. Greece in the Bronze Age.
2. Iron Age Greece.
3. The Poems of Hesiod and Homer.
4. Poetry and Sculpture of the Archaic Period.
5. Symposia, Seals, and Ceramics in the Archaic Period.
6. The Birth of Philosophy and the Persian Wars.
7. Setting the Stage for Democracy.
8. History and Tragedy in the Fifth Century BC.
9. The Peloponnesian War: A Tale of Thucydides.
10. Stage and Lawcourt in Late Fifth-Century BC Athens.
11. The Transformation of the Greek World in the Fourth Century BC.
12. Greek Culture in the Hellenistic Period.
Afterword: Looking Forward.
Glossary.
Index

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