Early GreeceHarperCollins UK, 19. des. 2013 - 368 síður Now available in ebook format. Within the space of three centuries, up to the great Persian invasion of 480BC, Greece was transformed from a simple peasant society into a sophisticated civilisation which dominated the shores of the Mediterranean from Spain to Syria and from the Crimea to Egypt - a culture whose achievements in the fields of art, science, philosophy and politics were to establish the canons of the Western world. The author of this book places this development in the context of Mediterranean civilisation, providing an account of the transformation that launched Western culture. |
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... individuals,to produce a comparatively detailed account,not only of whatmen did,butof why theydidit, and ofthe pressuresand limitationson their actions. The reason forthis differenceis the adventof literacy: rather than contrast ...
... individuals,to produce a comparatively detailed account,not only of whatmen did,butof why theydidit, and ofthe pressuresand limitationson their actions. The reason forthis differenceis the adventof literacy: rather than contrast ...
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Oswyn Murray. Ionian Greeks. The stories are complicated, involving the foundations of individual cities, but the centre of departure is for the most part Athens: groups of refugees passed through Athens on their way to find new homes ...
Oswyn Murray. Ionian Greeks. The stories are complicated, involving the foundations of individual cities, but the centre of departure is for the most part Athens: groups of refugees passed through Athens on their way to find new homes ...
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... individual cist burialin tombs,andthe gradual spreadof cremation in place of inhumation. About a century afterthefinalcollapse of Mycenean culture occurthe first signs ofa reawakening. Renewed contact between Athensand Cyprus, the area ...
... individual cist burialin tombs,andthe gradual spreadof cremation in place of inhumation. About a century afterthefinalcollapse of Mycenean culture occurthe first signs ofa reawakening. Renewed contact between Athensand Cyprus, the area ...
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... individual artist can stand at the end ofan oral epic tradition, relying onthe achievements ofhis predecessors but transforming their art;andother examples show that the pointof transition fromoral culture to writtentext often provides ...
... individual artist can stand at the end ofan oral epic tradition, relying onthe achievements ofhis predecessors but transforming their art;andother examples show that the pointof transition fromoral culture to writtentext often provides ...
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... individual was paramount:poems were known tobe by a certain author,andthisin turnwillhave affected thesubject matter and toneof poetry towards theexpression ofpersonal emotions. Withfew exceptions lyric poetrydidnot survive theendof ...
... individual was paramount:poems were known tobe by a certain author,andthisin turnwillhave affected thesubject matter and toneof poetry towards theexpression ofpersonal emotions. Withfew exceptions lyric poetrydidnot survive theendof ...
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Myth Historyand Archaeology II Sources | |
the Economy XIV The Comingof the Persians XV The Leadership of Greece Sparta and Athens | |
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Further reading General index About the Author | |
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