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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... influence of Minoan civilization explained the rise ofa palace culturein thecomparatively backward area of mainland Greece; from about1450the Myceneans seem indeedtohave taken controlofKnossos itself. Thus theoriginsofthe earliest ...
... influence of Minoan civilization explained the rise ofa palace culturein thecomparatively backward area of mainland Greece; from about1450the Myceneans seem indeedtohave taken controlofKnossos itself. Thus theoriginsofthe earliest ...
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... influence ofa more advanced civilization: the barbarian kingdoms of the early Byzantine world, such asthe Ostrogoths in north Italy orthe Vandals innorth Africa, orlaterin the Middle Agesthe Normans, offer obvious parallels. Theworld ...
... influence ofa more advanced civilization: the barbarian kingdoms of the early Byzantine world, such asthe Ostrogoths in north Italy orthe Vandals innorth Africa, orlaterin the Middle Agesthe Normans, offer obvious parallels. Theworld ...
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... influence in Hesiod's poetry (ch.6) also distinguishhimfrom the Homeric tradition. The evidenceof inscriptions onpottery shows that the alphabet was usedasanatural medium for recording quitetrivial occasional poetry bythelate eighth ...
... influence in Hesiod's poetry (ch.6) also distinguishhimfrom the Homeric tradition. The evidenceof inscriptions onpottery shows that the alphabet was usedasanatural medium for recording quitetrivial occasional poetry bythelate eighth ...
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... influence on Solon of Athens was great. Solon was appointed chief magistrateof Athensin594 to solve seriouseconomic and socialunrest; hisearly fragments attack theinjustices of Athenian societyina way thatshows the use of poetryas ...
... influence on Solon of Athens was great. Solon was appointed chief magistrateof Athensin594 to solve seriouseconomic and socialunrest; hisearly fragments attack theinjustices of Athenian societyina way thatshows the use of poetryas ...
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... influence on him,for theycompiled a typeof local history very different fromhisbroad conception. For the ancient worldHerodotus was 'the father of history', and that judgement must stand. Buthehad also thereputation of beinga liar, and ...
... influence on him,for theycompiled a typeof local history very different fromhisbroad conception. For the ancient worldHerodotus was 'the father of history', and that judgement must stand. Buthehad also thereputation of beinga liar, and ...
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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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