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Greek influences, Historiography, Influence, Modern Civilization, Civilization, History, Geschichte 1500 v. Chr.-146 v. Chr, Geschichte, Kultur, Civilization, modern, Civilization, ancient, World history, outlines, syllabi, etc., Greece, civilization, Greece, historyPlaces
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The Greek achievement: the foundation of the Western world
2000, Penguin Books
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The Greek Achievement: The Foundation of the Western World
September 5, 2000, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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The Greek achievement: the foundation of the Western world
1999, Viking
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The Greek achievement: the foundation of the western world
1999, Allen Lane ; Penguin Press
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Table of Contents
Recreating the world of Ancient Greece
The formation of the Greek world
Homer's world: heroes and the coming of the city-state
An expanding world: 800-500 B.C.
New identities: the consolidation of the city-state
Underlying patterns: land and slavery
Underlying patterns: spiritual life
Revolution in wisdom: new directions in the archaic age
Creating the barbarian: the Persian wars
The fifth century: the politics of power 479-404 B.C.
The Athenian democracy
Homage to Dionysus: the drama festivals
Man is the measure: philosophers and speculators, 450-330 B.C.
Relationships
Transitions: the Greek world in the fourth century B.C.
Alexander
The Hellenistic world
Mathematics, science, and medicine
The Greeks and Rome
The Greeks in the Roman Empire
Conclusion the Greek achievement.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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""If there is one icon (Greek eikon, an image or likeness) that stands for ancient Greece and its leading city-state of the fifth century B.C., Athens, it is the Parthenon.""
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