A History Of Ancient Greece In Fifty Lives

Author : David Stuttard
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 0500772215
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Ancient Greece in Fifty Lives written by David Stuttard and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to tell the Greek story through the interconnecting lives of the men and women who shaped its politics and literature, its science and philosophy, its art and sport The political leaders, writers, artists, and philosophers of ancient Greece turned a small group of city states into a pan-Mediterranean civilization, whose legacy can be found everywhere today. But who were these people, what do we know of their lives, and how did they interact with one another? In this original new approach to telling the Greek story, David Stuttard weaves together the lives of the movers and shakers of the Greek world into a continuous narrative, from the early tyrant rulers Peisistratus and Polycrates, through the stirrings of democracy under Cleisthenes to the rise of Macedon under Philip II and Alexander the Great and the eventual decline of the Greek world as Rome rose. Moving from Sicily to Afghanistan, and from Macedonia to Alexandria; delving into the worlds of mathematics and geography, rhetoric and historiography, painting and sculpture; exploring the accounts of historians and mystics, poets and dramatists, political commentators and philosophers, this book creates a vivid picture of life in all arenas of the ancient Greek world. As well as the most famous politicians and writers, in these pages the reader will meet less well-known figures such as Milo, the Olympic wrestler who led his home town in a time of crisis; Aspasia, the brilliant female intellectual, who taught rhetoric to Socrates; and Epaminondas, the Theban who taught tactics to Philip of Macedon and so destroyed his own city.

Author : DAVID. STUTTARD
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780500295519
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book HISTORY OF ANCIENT GREECE IN 50 LIVES. written by DAVID. STUTTARD and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : DAVID. STUTTARD
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780500295519
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Download or read book HISTORY OF ANCIENT GREECE IN 50 LIVES. written by DAVID. STUTTARD and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robin Waterfield
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198727887
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens written by Robin Waterfield and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Robert Garland
Publisher : Sterling
ISBN 13 : 9781454909088
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Greece written by Robert Garland and published by Sterling. This book was released on 2013 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You'll explore all aspects of Greek life: literacy, household chores, education, illness, festivals, economy and trade, coinage, law and order, military service, the Olympic Games, theatrical performances, mythology, and more.

Author : Paul Cartledge
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1468316079
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thebes written by Paul Cartledge and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The riveting, definitive account of the ancient Greek city of Thebes, by the acclaimed author of The Spartans—now in paperback Among the extensive writing available about the history of ancient Greece, there is precious little about the city-state of Thebes. At one point the most powerful city in ancient Greece, Thebes has been long overshadowed by its better-known rivals, Athens and Sparta. In Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece, acclaimed classicist and historian Paul Cartledge brings the city vividly to life and argues that it is central to our understanding of the ancient Greeks’ achievements—whether politically or culturally—and thus to the wider politico-cultural traditions of western Europe, the Americas, and indeed the world. From its role as an ancient political power, to its destruction at the hands of Alexander the Great as punishment for a failed revolt, to its eventual restoration by Alexander’s successor, Cartledge deftly chronicles the rise and fall of the ancient city. He recounts the history with deep clarity and mastery for the subject and makes clear both the di?erences and the interconnections between the Thebes of myth and the Thebes of history. Written in clear prose and illustrated with images in two color inserts, Thebes is a gripping read for students of ancient history and those looking to experience the real city behind the myths of Cadmus, Hercules, and Oedipus.

Author : Sean O'Neill
Publisher : 50 Things You Didn't Know abou
ISBN 13 : 163440792X
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 50 Things You Didn't Know about Ancient Egypt written by Sean O'Neill and published by 50 Things You Didn't Know abou. This book was released on 2020 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn all about Pharoahs and daily life (and death) in Ancient Egypt. Discover 3,000 years of an ancient civilization through amazing and amusing facts about daily life, afterlife, and how the rulers kept it all under control.

Author : Anonyme
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1782403884
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 30-Second Ancient Greece written by Anonyme and published by . This book was released on 2016-09 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 30-Second Ancient Greece offers an engrossing tour of the Hellenic world, appealingly served up in easily absorbed nuggets.

Author : Kris Bordessa
Publisher : Nomad Press
ISBN 13 : 1936749130
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book TOOLS OF THE ANCIENT GREEKS written by Kris Bordessa and published by Nomad Press. This book was released on 2006-07-15 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tools of the Ancient Greeks: A Kid’s Guide to the History and Science of Life in Ancient Greece explores the scientific discoveries, athletic innovations, engineering marvels, and innovative ideas created more than two thousand years ago. Through biographical sidebars, interesting facts, fascinating anecdotes, and fifteen hands-on activities, readers will learn how Greek innovations and ideas have shaped world history and our own world view.

Author : Finley Hooper
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814315972
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greek Realities written by Finley Hooper and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 1978 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of ancient Greek life and thought from the Mycenaean kings to Alexander, Aristotle and Diogenes.