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The Greek achievement : the foundation of the western world
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- ISBN: 9780670885152
- ISBN: 0670885150
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Physical Description:
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xvii, 494 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm. - Publisher: New York : Viking, 1999.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Recreating the world of Ancient Greece -- The formation of the Greek world -- Homer's world: heroes and the coming of the city-state -- An expanding world: 800-500 B.C. -- New identities: the consolidation of the city-state -- Underlying patterns: land and slavery -- Underlying patterns: spiritual life -- Revolution in wisdom: new directions in the archaic age -- Creating the barbarian: the Persian wars -- The fifth century: the politics of power 479-404 B.C. -- The Athenian democracy -- Homage to Dionysus: the drama festivals -- Man is the measure: philosophers and speculators, 450-330 B.C. --Relationships -- Transitions: the Greek world in the fourth century B.C. -- Alexander -- The Hellenistic world -- Mathematics, science, and medicine -- The Greeks and Rome -- The Greeks in the Roman Empire -- Conclusion the Greek achievement. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Castlegar Campus Library | DF 77 F697 1999 (Text)
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