Creators Conquerors And Citizens
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Creators Conquerors And Citizens
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Author : Robin Waterfield
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018
Creators Conquerors And Citizens written by Robin Waterfield and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with History categories.
A fascinating, accessible, and up-to-date history of the Ancient Greeks. Covering the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods, and centred around the disunity of the Greeks, their underlying cultural unity, and their eventual political unification.
Creators Conquerors And Citizens
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Author : Robin Waterfield
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018
Creators Conquerors And Citizens written by Robin Waterfield and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with History categories.
Covering roughly eight centuries from the age of Homer (8th century BC) to the end of the Hellenistic period (late first century BC), this book will provide general readers with a comprehensive and accessible narrative history of ancient Greece.
Introducing The Ancient Greeks
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Author : Edith Hall
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2015-04-02
Introducing The Ancient Greeks written by Edith Hall and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-02 with History categories.
They gave us democracy, philosophy, poetry, rational science, the joke. They built the Parthenon and the Library of Alexandria. They wrote the timeless myths of Odysseus and Oedipus, and the histories of Leonidas’s three hundred Spartans and Alexander the Great. But who were the ancient Greeks? And what was it that enabled them to achieve so much? Here, Edith Hall gives us a revelatory way of viewing this geographically scattered people, visiting different communities at various key moments during twenty centuries of ancient history. Identifying ten unique traits central to the widespread ancient Greeks, Hall unveils a civilization of incomparable richness and a people of astounding complexity – and explains how they made us who we are today. ‘A thoroughly readable and illuminating account of this fascinating people... This excellent book makes us admire and like the ancient Greeks equally’ Independent ‘A worthy and lively introduction to one of the two groups of ancient peoples who really formed the western world’ Sunday Times ‘Throughout, Hall exemplifies her subjects’ spirit of inquiry, their originality and their open-mindedness’ Daily Telegraph ‘A book that is both erudite and splendidly entertaining’ Financial Times
Popular Tyranny
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Author : Kathryn A. Morgan
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2013-10-11
Popular Tyranny written by Kathryn A. Morgan and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-11 with History categories.
The nature of authority and rulership was a central concern in ancient Greece, where the figure of the king or tyrant and the sovereignty associated with him remained a powerful focus of political and philosophical debate even as Classical Athens developed the world's first democracy. This collection of essays examines the extraordinary role that the concept of tyranny played in the cultural and political imagination of Archaic and Classical Greece through the interdisciplinary perspectives provided by internationally known archaeologists, literary critics, and historians. The book ranges historically from the Bronze and early Iron Age to the political theorists and commentators of the middle of the fourth century B.C. and generically across tragedy, comedy, historiography, and philosophy. While offering individual and sometimes differing perspectives, the essays tackle several common themes: the construction of authority and of constitutional models, the importance of religion and ritual, the crucial role of wealth, and the autonomy of the individual. Moreover, the essays with an Athenian focus shed new light on the vexed question of whether it was possible for Athenians to think of themselves as tyrannical in any way. As a whole, the collection presents a nuanced survey of how competing ideologies and desires, operating through the complex associations of the image of tyranny, struggled for predominance in ancient cities and their citizens.
The Oxford History Of Greece And The Hellenistic World
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Author : John Boardman
language : en
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Release Date : 1991-09-05
The Oxford History Of Greece And The Hellenistic World written by John Boardman and has been published by Oxford Paperbacks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-09-05 with History categories.
This authorative study covers the period from the eighth century BC, which witnessed the emergence of the Greek city-states, to the conquests of Alexander the Great and the establishment of the Greek monarchies some five centuries later.
Dividing The Spoils
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Author : Robin Waterfield
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2012-10-11
Dividing The Spoils written by Robin Waterfield and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A gripping account of one of the great forgotten wars of history, revealing how Alexander the Great's vast empire was torn asunder in the years after his death
Greece In The Making 1200 479 Bc
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Author : Robin Osborne
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1996
Greece In The Making 1200 479 Bc written by Robin Osborne and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
Robin Osborne's introduction to the art, archaeology and history of ancient Greece shows how we can write the history of this period, and the insights which can be gained by doing so for our understanding of later periods of history
Ancient Greece
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Author : Thomas R. Martin
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2008-10-01
Ancient Greece written by Thomas R. Martin and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-01 with History categories.
In this compact yet comprehensive history of ancient Greece, Thomas R. Martin brings alive Greek civilization from its Stone Age roots to the fourth century B.C. Focusing on the development of the Greek city-state and the society, culture, and architecture of Athens in its Golden Age, Martin integrates political, military, social, and cultural history in a book that will appeal to students and general readers alike. This edition has been updated with new suggested readings and illustrations.
The Greeks
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Author : Roderick Beaton
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2021-11-02
The Greeks written by Roderick Beaton and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-02 with History categories.
'Monumental . . . A wonderful book.' Peter Frankopan 'Magisterial . . . remarkable.' Guardian 'Erudite and highly readable . . . An authoritative guide to the countless ways in which Greek words and ideas have shaped the modern world.' Financial Times The Greeks is a story which takes us from the archaeological treasures of the Bronze Age Aegean and myths of gods and heroes, to the politics of the European Union today. It is a story of inventions, such as the alphabet, philosophy and science, but also of reinvention: of cultures which merged and multiplied, and adapted to catastrophic change. It is the epic, revelatory history of the Greek-speaking people and their global impact told as never before.