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100 1 $aMuller, Herbert Joseph,$d1905-
245 10 $aFreedom in the ancient world.
250 $a[1st ed.]
260 0 $aNew York,$bHarper$c[1961]
300 $a360 p.$billus.$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliography.
505 0 $aThe beginnings. The evolution of man ; The Neolithic revolution ; The rise of civilization -- The early civilizations. The basic mentality ; The basic pattern of the sacred monarchy ; The effects on creativity -- The spread of civilization. The ways and means of diffusion ; The Minoan civilization ; The coming of the "Aryans" ; The growth of empire -- The ferment of the first millennium B.C. The Iron Age ; The Persian empire ; The Phoenicians ; The "axial period" -- The uniqueness of Israel. The early history of the Hebrews ; The unique ideals ; The issues of freedom ; The later history of the Jews -- The uniqueness of Greece. The birth of freedom ; Homer : the distinctive mentality ; The polis and its culture ; The golden age of Athens -- The failure of classical Greece. The immediate causes ; Interlude : the deeper issues ; The response of the philosophers : Plato and Aristotle -- The Hellenistic aftermath. The creative achievements ; The losses in freedom -- The Roman empire. Myth and reality ; The rise and fall of the republic ; The grandeur of the empire ; The decline and fall ; The relation to freedom -- The triumph of Christianity. The basic ambiguities ; The break with the classical world ; The indebtedness to classical culture ; The costs of success ; Epitome : City of God -- Epilogue : the Byzantine empire.
650 0 $aLiberty.
650 0 $aHistory, Ancient.
650 0 $aCivilization, Ancient.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aMuller, Herbert Joseph, 1905-$tFreedom in the ancient world.$b[1st ed.].$dNew York, Harper [1961]$w(OCoLC)599978399
988 $a20020608
906 $0DLC