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Classical Greece 500 323 Bc
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Author : Robin Osborne
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Release Date : 2000
Classical Greece 500 323 Bc written by Robin Osborne and has been published by Oxford University Press on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
The complete Short Oxford History of Europe (series editor: Professor T C W Blanning) will cover the history of Europe from Classical Greece to the present in eleven volumes. In each, experts write to their strengths tackling the key issues, including society, economy, religion, politics, and culture, head-on in chapters that will be at once wide-ranging surveys and searching analyses. Each book is specifically designed with the non-specialist reader in mind; but theauthority of the contributors and the vigour of the interpretations will make them necessary and challenging reading for fellow a ...
Classical Greece
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Author : Ian Morris
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1994-06-23
Classical Greece written by Ian Morris and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-06-23 with History categories.
A reassessment of the archaeology of classical Greece, using modern archaeological approaches to provide a richer understanding of Greek society.
Archaic And Classical Greece
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Author : Michael Hewson Crawford
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1983-01-13
Archaic And Classical Greece written by Michael Hewson Crawford and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983-01-13 with History categories.
A sourcebook in translation covering the history of Greece from archaic times through to the rise of Philip of Macedon. Sources translated are mainly the Greek historians themselves.
Democracy And Classical Greece
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Author : John Kenyon Davies
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1993
Democracy And Classical Greece written by John Kenyon Davies and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
The art of classical Greece, and its political and philosophical ideas, have had a profound influence on Western civilization. It was in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. that this Greek culture--material, political and intellectual--reached its zenith. At the same time, the Greek states were at their most powerful and quarrelsome. J. K. Davies traces the flowering of this extraordinary society, drawing on a wealth of documentary material: houses and graves, extant sculpture and vases, as well as the writings of historians, orators, biographers, dramatists, and philosophers.
The Rise And Fall Of Classical Greece
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Author : Josiah Ober
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2016-10-04
The Rise And Fall Of Classical Greece written by Josiah Ober and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-04 with History categories.
A major new history of classical Greece—how it rose, how it fell, and what we can learn from it Lord Byron described Greece as great, fallen, and immortal, a characterization more apt than he knew. Through most of its long history, Greece was poor. But in the classical era, Greece was densely populated and highly urbanized. Many surprisingly healthy Greeks lived in remarkably big houses and worked for high wages at specialized occupations. Middle-class spending drove sustained economic growth and classical wealth produced a stunning cultural efflorescence lasting hundreds of years. Why did Greece reach such heights in the classical period—and why only then? And how, after "the Greek miracle" had endured for centuries, did the Macedonians defeat the Greeks, seemingly bringing an end to their glory? Drawing on a massive body of newly available data and employing novel approaches to evidence, Josiah Ober offers a major new history of classical Greece and an unprecedented account of its rise and fall. Ober argues that Greece's rise was no miracle but rather the result of political breakthroughs and economic development. The extraordinary emergence of citizen-centered city-states transformed Greece into a society that defeated the mighty Persian Empire. Yet Philip and Alexander of Macedon were able to beat the Greeks in the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BCE, a victory made possible by the Macedonians' appropriation of Greek innovations. After Alexander's death, battle-hardened warlords fought ruthlessly over the remnants of his empire. But Greek cities remained populous and wealthy, their economy and culture surviving to be passed on to the Romans—and to us. A compelling narrative filled with uncanny modern parallels, this is a book for anyone interested in how great civilizations are born and die. This book is based on evidence available on a new interactive website. To learn more, please visit: http://polis.stanford.edu/.
Classical Greece
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Author : C. M. Bowra
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
Classical Greece written by C. M. Bowra and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with categories.
The Classical Archaeology Of Greece
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Author : Michael Shanks
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-09-02
The Classical Archaeology Of Greece written by Michael Shanks and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-02 with Social Science categories.
Archaeologists do not discover the past but take the fragmentary remains which they recover and make something of them. Archaeology is a process of detection and supposition; this is what makes it so fascinating. However, the interpretations of archaeologists differ and change over time. They depend upon the amount of evidence available, the ideas and preconceptions of the archaeologist and their interests and aims. Michael Shanks's enlivening work is a guide to the discipline of classical archaeology and its objects. It assesses archaeology as a means of reconstructing ancient Greek society using the latest approaches of social archaeology. In addition, The Classical Archaeology of Greece outlines the history of the discipline and discusses why Classical Greece continues to fascinate us and why it has had such an impact on European civilization and identity.
Classical Greece And The Birth Of Western Art
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Author : Andrew Stewart
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2008-10-20
Classical Greece And The Birth Of Western Art written by Andrew Stewart and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-20 with Art categories.
Addresses the 'Classical Revolution' in Greek art, its contexts, aims, achievements, and impact.
The History Written On The Classical Greek Body
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Author : Robin Osborne
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-07-07
The History Written On The Classical Greek Body written by Robin Osborne and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-07 with History categories.
Shows that history written on the basis of texts alone creates a misleading picture of classical Greece.
The Transformation Of Athens
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Author : Robin Osborne
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2018-02-06
The Transformation Of Athens written by Robin Osborne and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-06 with Art categories.
How remarkable changes in ancient Greek pottery reveal the transformation of classical Greek culture Why did soldiers stop fighting, athletes stop competing, and lovers stop having graphic sex in classical Greek art? The scenes depicted on Athenian pottery of the mid-fifth century BC are very different from those of the late sixth century. Did Greek potters have a different world to see—or did they come to see the world differently? In this lavishly illustrated and engagingly written book, Robin Osborne argues that these remarkable changes are the best evidence for the shifting nature of classical Greek culture. Osborne examines the thousands of surviving Athenian red-figure pots painted between 520 and 440 BC and describes the changing depictions of soldiers and athletes, drinking parties and religious occasions, sexual relations, and scenes of daily life. He shows that it was not changes in each activity that determined how the world was shown, but changes in values and aesthetics. By demonstrating that changes in artistic style involve choices about what aspects of the world we decide to represent as well as how to represent them, this book rewrites the history of Greek art. By showing that Greeks came to see the world differently over the span of less than a century, it reassesses the history of classical Greece and of Athenian democracy. And by questioning whether art reflects or produces social and political change, it provokes a fresh examination of the role of images in an ever-evolving world.