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Simply the thrifty guides volume 3
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"A snappy, informative travel guide for the time traveler complete with humorous maps, reviews of places to stay, and top attractions and tips on who to have lunch with"--
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Language
English
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In Greek History, someone has said, little that happened mattered much. It was what the Greeks thought that counted. This, broadly speaking, is the truth. Contents: Darkness and Light. Farmer, Townsman and Mariner. Body and Mind. From Oligarchy to Democracy. Unity or Annihilation. The Age of Pericles. The Peloponnesian War. Democracy's Balance Sheet. Changing Times. The Break-up of Greece. Macedon and Persia. Hellenistic Culture. The Greek Genius....
Author
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Hinges of history volume 4
Language
English
Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization takes us on a journey through the landmarks of art and bloodshed that defined Greek culture nearly three millennia ago.
“A triumph of popularization: extraordinarily knowledgeable, informal in tone, amusing, wide ranging, smartly paced.” —The New York Times Book Review
In the city-states of Athens and...
“A triumph of popularization: extraordinarily knowledgeable, informal in tone, amusing, wide ranging, smartly paced.” —The New York Times Book Review
In the city-states of Athens and...
12) Ancient Greece
Author
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
"Learn why ancient Greek actors wore masks, find out why the Olympics were held, and explore what it was like to go to school in ancient Greece"--Cover, P. [4].
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Very short introductions volume 286
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Why do the ancient Greeks occupy such a prominent place in conceptions of Western culture and identity? The Greeks are a source of much that we esteem: democracy, philosophy, tragedy, epic and lyric poetry, history-writing, ideals of athletic competition, aesthetic sensibilities, and more. Spanning roughly 1,000 years, the lectures cover the Late Bronze Age (1500 B.C.E.) to the time of Alexander the Great in the late 4th century (400 B.C.E.). Greek...
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