The Greek Achievement: The Foundation of the Western World
by Freeman, Charles
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670885150
- ISBN 13
- 9780670885152
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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)
- 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
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- History;
- X weight
- 0 lbs
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