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The Greek Achievement:  The Foundation of the Western World

The Greek Achievement: The Foundation of the Western World

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The Greek Achievement: The Foundation of the Western World

by Freeman, Charles

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  • Hardcover
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ISBN 10
0670885150
ISBN 13
9780670885152
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New York: Viking (Penguin), 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in dark grey boards with copper gilt titling to the spine. Illustrated. Photos in three sections of plates, some in colour. Ten b&w maps. Includes a chronology ("Date List'), bibliographical references ("Further Reading") and an Index. Graded Very Good but with some reservations: penciled notes and underlinings on about 30 pages, previous owner's name inside front cover, boards a little grubby and there are pale brown stains on the edge and in the margin of a couple of leaves (my theory involves tobacco and an ashtray). The dust jacket has only minor wear. The book remains square, firmly bound, and more than merely serviceable.

Synopsis

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.

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Bookseller
Pulp & Circumstance CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
000893
Title
The Greek Achievement: The Foundation of the Western World
Author
Freeman, Charles
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
ISBN 10
0670885150
ISBN 13
9780670885152
Publisher
Viking (Penguin)
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1999
Pages
494
Size
8vo: 7¾ - 9¾"
Keywords
Greece
Bookseller catalogs
History;
X weight
0 lbs

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