| Description |
1 online resource (x, 259 pages) |
| Contents |
Homer, founder of Western literature -- Thales, founder of Western science -- Themistocles, defender of Greek civilization -- Pericles, democratic reformer -- Plato, founder of Western philosophy -- Alexander the Great, disseminator of Greek culture -- Scipio Africanus, defender of the Roman Republic -- Julius Caesar, destroyer of the Roman Republic -- Cicero, statesman, philosopher, and republican martyr -- Augustus, founder of the Roman Empire -- Paul of Tarsus, Christian evangelist -- Augustine, Christian theologian |
| Summary |
As Richard vibrantly describes the contributions of the individuals, he details the historical context in which each lived, showing how these men influenced their world and ours |
| Bibliography |
"Brief bibliographical suggestions for general readers": pages 247-249 |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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| Subject |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Reference.
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Historische Persönlichkeit
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Biografie
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| SUBJECT |
Greece -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85057039
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Rome -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115093
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Greece
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Rome (Empire)
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Griechenland Altertum
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Römisches Reich
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021678437 |
| ISBN |
9780585466804 |
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0585466807 |
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