Greek Achievement

Author : Charles Freeman
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307428273
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Closing of the Western Mind written by Charles Freeman and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A radical and powerful reappraisal of the impact of Constantine’s adoption of Christianity on the later Roman world, and on the subsequent development both of Christianity and of Western civilization. When the Emperor Contstantine converted to Christianity in 368 AD, he changed the course of European history in ways that continue to have repercussions to the present day. Adopting those aspects of the religion that suited his purposes, he turned Rome on a course from the relatively open, tolerant and pluralistic civilization of the Hellenistic world, towards a culture that was based on the rule of fixed authority, whether that of the Bible, or the writings of Ptolemy in astronomy and of Galen and Hippocrates in medicine. Only a thousand years later, with the advent of the Renaissance and the emergence of modern science, did Europe begin to free itself from the effects of Constantine's decision, yet the effects of his establishment of Christianity as a state religion remain with us, in many respects, today. Brilliantly wide-ranging and ambitious, this is a major work of history.

Author : Charles Freeman
Publisher : Penguin Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Greek Achievement written by Charles Freeman and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the most recent research, Freeman provides a new generation of readers with a comprehensive account of Greek history over 2000 years. He describes the early settlements, the wars with the Persian empire, the rise of Macedonia, and more.

Author : Jóhann Páll Árnason
Publisher : Franz Steiner Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9783515077477
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Agon, Logos, Polis written by Jóhann Páll Árnason and published by Franz Steiner Verlag. This book was released on 2001 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten papers, from a conference held at Ohio State University in 1997, reconsider Greek experience and its lessons for later cultures from a variety of perspectives. The contributions reflect in particular the central role of politics and the `Polis', so distinctively and uniquely Greek, in the development of Greek culture. The papers also consider Greek philosophy, drama and the Greek view of the natural and divine world around them and demonstrate the continuing influence of Hellenism by discussing modern adaptations of Greek models. Contributors include Johann Arnason, Cornelius Castoriadis, Vassilis Lambropoulos, Christian Meier, Oswyn Murray, Peter Murphy, Kurt Raaflaub, Louis Ruprecht, Jean-Pierre Vernant and Pierre Vidal-Naquet.

Author : William Chase Greene
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Achievement of Greece written by William Chase Greene and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No detailed description available for "The Achievement of Greece".

Author : Bacchylides
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781519545718
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Epinicians written by Bacchylides and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-11-26 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not much is known about the life of Bacchylides, but everyone knows how great of a poet he was, becoming one of Ancient Greece's best lyrical poets. The Greeks included him in their canonical list of nine lyric poets, and some of his works survived. His career coincided with the rise of drama, including the playwrights Aeschylus or Sophocles, and his lyrics are known for their clarity in expression and simplicity, making it easier to study the lyrical poetry of Ancient Greece. Epinicians were a genre of occasional poetry that resembled victory odes, written in prose in Ancient Greece as lyrics for a chorus. These were commissioned for and performed at the celebration of an athletic victory in the Panhellenic Games and sometimes in honor of a victory in war. Some of Bacchylides' epinicians survived and are reproduced here.

Author : John Van Antwerp Fine
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674033146
Total Pages : 738 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ancient Greeks written by John Van Antwerp Fine and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Fine offers a major reassessment of the history of Greece from prehistoric times to the rise of Alexander. Throughout he indicates the nature of the evidence on which our present knowledge is based, masterfully explaining the problems and pitfalls in interpreting ancient accounts.

Author : T.B.L. Webster
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520316525
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Athenian Culture and Society written by T.B.L. Webster and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1973.

Author : Bruce S. Thornton
Publisher : Encounter Books
ISBN 13 : 1893554570
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greek Ways written by Bruce S. Thornton and published by Encounter Books. This book was released on 2002-10-31 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing with wit and erudition, Thornton discusses in fascinating detail those areas of Greek life--sexuality and sexual roles; slavery and war; philosophy and politics--that some modern critics have made into Rcontested sites.S He also reclaims the importance of those core ideas the Greeks invented, ideas about human fate and purpose that have shaped the modern world.

Author : Robin Sowerby
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317596196
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Greeks written by Robin Sowerby and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greeks has provided a concise yet wide-ranging introduction to the culture of ancient Greece. In this new and expanded third edition the best-selling volume offers a lucid survey that covers all the key elements of ancient Greek civilization from the age of Homer to the Hellenistic period. It provides detailed discussions of the main trends in literature and drama, philosophy, art and architecture, with generous reference to original sources, and places ancient Greek culture firmly in its political, social and historical context. The new edition has expanded coverage of the post-Classical period with major expansions in the areas of Hellenistic history, literature and philosophy. More emphasis is placed on the Greek world as a whole, especially on Sparta, and the focus on social history has been increased. The Greeks is an indispensable introduction for all students of Classics, and an invaluable guide for students of other disciplines who require grounding in Greek civilization.

Author : Albin Lesky
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780872203501
Total Pages : 952 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Greek Literature written by Albin Lesky and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "First published as Geschichte der Griechischen Literatur by Francke Verlag, Bern"--T.p. verso.