The Greek Achievement: The Foundation of the Western World - Brossura

Freeman, Charles

Brossura

ISBN 10: 014029323X ISBN 13: 9780140293234

Casa editrice: Penguin Books, 2000

Riassunto

THE GREEK ACHIEVEMENT is a marvellous narrative account of the ancient Greeks from the Myceneans (1500 bc) to the emergence of the Byzantine empire (600 ad). Readable and lively, it draws heavily on recent research to create a modern and intelligent history which allows us to understand extraordinary world of the eastern Mediterranean and the events - political, social, economic and cultural - which continue to have such an overwhelming impact on the way we view our world.

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L'autore:

Charles Freeman is the author, most recently, of EGYPT, GREECE AND ROME: CIVILIZATIONS OF THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN (OUP, 1996). He lives in Suffolk.

Product Description:

The achievements of the ancient Greeks form the cornerstone of modern western civilization. This text traces the entire course of ancient Greek history across thousands of years - from the Mycenaean and Minoan civilizations of the Bronze Age through the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods. The account celebrates the incredible range of Greek achievement: the architectural marvels of the Athenian Acropolis; the birth of drama and the timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Euripides and Sophocles; Homer's epics; the philosophical revolutions of Plato and Aristotle; and the conquests of Alexander the Great.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Penguin Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 014029323X
• ISBN 13: 9780140293234
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 544