| Description |
1 online resource (284 pages) |
| Contents |
Contents; Note on Spelling of Greek Names/Words; Greek Measures of Money and Distance; List of Maps; List of Plans and Figures; List of Plates; 1 Introduction; PART I: PREHISTORY; PART II: EARLY HISTORY (TO 500 BCE): DARK AGE AND ARCHAIC; PART III: CLASSICAL (500330 BCE); PART IV: HELLENISTIC; PART V: RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT; Appendix: The Panhellenic Sanctuaries; Further Reading; Timeline; Glossary; Who's Who; Picture Acknowledgments; Index |
| Summary |
The contribution of the Ancient Greeks to modern western culture is incalculable. In the worlds of art, architecture, myth, literature, and philosophy, the world we live in would be unrecognizably different without the formative influence of Ancient Greek models. Ancient Greek civilization was defined by the city - in Greek, the polis, from which we derive 'politics'. It is above all this feature of Greek civilization that has formed its most enduring legacy, spawning such key terms as aristocracy, oligarchy, tyranny and - last but by no means least - democracy. This highly stimulating introdu |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Civilization
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| SUBJECT |
Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B.C.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85057041
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Byzantine Empire -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85018476
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| Subject |
Byzantine Empire
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Greece
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191571572 |
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0191571571 |
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9780191579608 |
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0191579602 |
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9780199233380 |
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0199233381 |
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