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The Greek Achievement

The Foundation of the Western World

Author Charles Freeman
Paperback
$25.00 US
Penguin Adult HC/TR | Penguin Books
On sale Sep 01, 2000 | 544 Pages | 9780140293234
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Charles Freeman's The Greek Achievement traces the entire course of ancient Greek history across thousands of years--from the Mycenaean and Minoan civilizations of the Bronze Age through the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. This brilliant account celebrates the incredible range of Greek achievement: the architectural marvels of the Athenian Acropolis; the birth of drama and the timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles; Homer's epics; the philosophical revolutions of Plato and Aristotle; and the conquests of Alexander the Great. Lavishly illustrated with photographs and maps, The Greek Achievement paints a sweeping panorama of the ancient Greeks' world and provides a rich, contemporary overview of their enduring contribution to world civilization.
Preface
List of Illustrations
1. Recreating the World of Ancient Greece
2. The Formation of the Greek World
3. Homer's World: Heroes and the Coming of the City-State
4. An Expanding World: 800-550 B.C.
5. New Identities: The Consolidation of the City-State
6. Underlying Patterns: Land and Slavery
7. Underlying Patterns: Spiritual Life
8. Revolutions in Wisdom: New Directions in the Archaic Age
9. Creating the Barbarian: The Persian Wars
10. The Fifth Century: The Politics of Power 478-404 B.C.
11. The Athenian Democracy
12. Homage to Dionysus: The Drama Festivals
13. Man Is the Measure: Philosophers and Speculators, 450-330 B.C.
14. Relationships
15. Transitions: The Greek World in the Fourth Century B.C.
16. Alexander
17. The Hellenistic World
18. Mathematics, Science, and Medicine
19. The Greeks and Rome
20. The Greeks in the Roman Empire
21. Conclusion: The Greek Achievement
Date List
Further Reading
Index
CHARLES FREEMAN is an academic historian and the author of eight previous books. In 2005 he was appointed to the editorial board of the Blue Guides as Historical Consultant and has written the historical introductions to several new editions. He lives in Suffolk, England. View titles by Charles Freeman

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Charles Freeman's The Greek Achievement traces the entire course of ancient Greek history across thousands of years--from the Mycenaean and Minoan civilizations of the Bronze Age through the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. This brilliant account celebrates the incredible range of Greek achievement: the architectural marvels of the Athenian Acropolis; the birth of drama and the timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles; Homer's epics; the philosophical revolutions of Plato and Aristotle; and the conquests of Alexander the Great. Lavishly illustrated with photographs and maps, The Greek Achievement paints a sweeping panorama of the ancient Greeks' world and provides a rich, contemporary overview of their enduring contribution to world civilization.

Table of Contents

Preface
List of Illustrations
1. Recreating the World of Ancient Greece
2. The Formation of the Greek World
3. Homer's World: Heroes and the Coming of the City-State
4. An Expanding World: 800-550 B.C.
5. New Identities: The Consolidation of the City-State
6. Underlying Patterns: Land and Slavery
7. Underlying Patterns: Spiritual Life
8. Revolutions in Wisdom: New Directions in the Archaic Age
9. Creating the Barbarian: The Persian Wars
10. The Fifth Century: The Politics of Power 478-404 B.C.
11. The Athenian Democracy
12. Homage to Dionysus: The Drama Festivals
13. Man Is the Measure: Philosophers and Speculators, 450-330 B.C.
14. Relationships
15. Transitions: The Greek World in the Fourth Century B.C.
16. Alexander
17. The Hellenistic World
18. Mathematics, Science, and Medicine
19. The Greeks and Rome
20. The Greeks in the Roman Empire
21. Conclusion: The Greek Achievement
Date List
Further Reading
Index

Author

CHARLES FREEMAN is an academic historian and the author of eight previous books. In 2005 he was appointed to the editorial board of the Blue Guides as Historical Consultant and has written the historical introductions to several new editions. He lives in Suffolk, England. View titles by Charles Freeman

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