Greeks And Pre Greeks

Author : Margalit Finkelberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2006-01-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139448369

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Greeks and Pre-Greeks by Margalit Finkelberg Pdf

By systematically confronting Greek tradition of the Heroic Age with the evidence of both linguistics and archaeology, Margalit Finkelberg proposes a multidisciplinary assessment of the ethnic, linguistic and cultural situation in Greece in the second millennium BC. The main thesis of this book is that the Greeks started their history as a multi-ethnic population group consisting of both Greek-speaking newcomers and the indigenous population of the land and that the body of 'Hellenes' as known to us from the historic period was a deliberate self-creation. The book addresses such issues as the structure of heroic genealogy, the linguistic and cultural identity of the indigenous population of Greece, the patterns of marriage between heterogeneous groups as they emerge in literary and historical sources, the dialect map of Bronze Age Greece, the factors responsible for the collapse of the Mycenaean civilisation and finally, the construction of the myth of the Trojan War.

Author : Robert Beekes
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004279445

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Pre-Greek by Robert Beekes Pdf

Before the arrival of the Indo-European Greeks in the area around the Aegean Sea, a non-Indo-European language was spoken there which was eventually replaced by Greek. Although no written texts exist in this Pre-Greek language, Robert Beekes shows that we can reconstruct elements of its phonology and morphology on the basis of the substantial amount of Pre-Greek vocabulary which was absorbed by Greek. In addition to the general characteristics of Pre-Greek, Beekes provides a complete overview of the evidence, comprising over 1100 Greek etyma which are certainly of Pre-Greek origin. The book thus opens a window on the first Pre-Indo-European language of prehistoric Europe to have left a trace in history.

Author : Marc Van De Mieroop
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400874118

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Philosophy before the Greeks by Marc Van De Mieroop Pdf

There is a growing recognition that philosophy isn't unique to the West, that it didn't begin only with the classical Greeks, and that Greek philosophy was influenced by Near Eastern traditions. Yet even today there is a widespread assumption that what came before the Greeks was "before philosophy." In Philosophy before the Greeks, Marc Van De Mieroop, an acclaimed historian of the ancient Near East, presents a groundbreaking argument that, for three millennia before the Greeks, one Near Eastern people had a rich and sophisticated tradition of philosophy fully worthy of the name. In the first century BC, the Greek historian Diodorus of Sicily praised the Babylonians for their devotion to philosophy. Showing the justice of Diodorus's comment, this is the first book to argue that there were Babylonian philosophers and that they studied knowledge systematically using a coherent system of logic rooted in the practices of cuneiform script. Van De Mieroop uncovers Babylonian approaches to knowledge in three areas: the study of language, which in its analysis of the written word formed the basis of all logic; the art of divination, which interpreted communications between gods and humans; and the rules of law, which confirmed that royal justice was founded on truth. The result is an innovative intellectual history of the ancient Near Eastern world during the many centuries in which Babylonian philosophers inspired scholars throughout the region—until the first millennium BC, when the breakdown of this cosmopolitan system enabled others, including the Greeks, to develop alternative methods of philosophical reasoning.

Author : H. W. F. Saggs
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0300174160

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Civilization Before Greece and Rome by H. W. F. Saggs Pdf

For many centuries it was accepted that civilization began with the Greeks and Romans. During the last two hundred years, however, archaeological discoveries in Egypt, Mesopotamia, Crete, Syria, Anatolia, Iran, and the Indus Valley have revealed that rich cultures existed in these regions some two thousand years before the Greco-Roman era. In this fascinating work, H.W.F Saggs presents a wide-ranging survey of the more notable achievements of these societies, showing how much the ancient peoples of the Near and Middle East have influenced the patterns of our daily lives. Saggs discussesthe the invention of writing, tracing it from the earliest pictograms (designed for account-keeping) to the Phoenician alphabet, the source of the Greek and all European alphabets. He investigates teh curricula, teaching methods, and values of the schools from which scribes graduated. Analyzing the provisions of some of the law codes, he illustrates the operation of international law and the international trade that it made possible. Saggs highlights the creative ways that these ancient peoples used their natural resources, describing the vast works in stone created by the Egyptians, the development of technology in bronze and iron, and the introduction of useful plants into regions outside their natural habitat. In chapters on mathematics, astronomy, and medicine, he offers interesting explanations about how modern calculations of time derive from the ancient world, how the Egyptians practiced scientific surgery, and how the Babylonians used algebra. The book concludes with a discussion of ancient religion, showing its evolution from the most primitive forms toward monotheism.

Author : Finley Hooper
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : History
ISBN : 0814315976

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Greek Realities by Finley Hooper Pdf

A history of ancient Greek life and thought from the Mycenaean kings to Alexander, Aristotle and Diogenes.

Author : William Dameron Guthrie
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 2 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Philosophy, Ancient
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A History of Greek Philosophy by William Dameron Guthrie Pdf

Author : Harald Haarmann
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786478279

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Roots of Ancient Greek Civilization by Harald Haarmann Pdf

Contrary to a prevalent belief of the Western world, that democracy, agriculture, theater and the arts were the attainments of Classical Greek civilization, these were actually a Bronze Age fusion of earlier European concepts and Hellenic ingenuity. This work considers both the multicultural wellspring from which these ideas flowed and their ready assimilation by the Greeks, who embraced these hallmarks of civilization, and refined them to the level of sophistication that defines classical antiquity.

Author : Franco De Angelis
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 621 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781118341377

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A Companion to Greeks Across the Ancient World by Franco De Angelis Pdf

An innovative, up-to-date treatment of ancient Greek mobility and migration from 1000 BCE to 30 BCE A Companion to Greeks Across the Ancient World explores the mobility and migration of Greeks who left their homelands in the ten centuries between the Early Iron Age and the Hellenistic period. While most academic literature centers on the Greeks of the Aegean basin area, this unique volume provides a systematic examination of the history of the other half of the ancient Greek world. Contributions from leading scholars and historians discuss where migrants settled, their new communities, and their connections and interactions with both Aegean Greeks and non-Greeks. Divided into three parts, the book first covers ancient and modern approaches and the study of the ancient Greeks outside their homelands, including various intellectual, national, and linguistic traditions. Regional case studies form the core of the text, taking a microhistory approach to examine Greeks in the Near Eastern Empires, Greek-Celtic interactions in Central Europe, Greek-established states in Central Asia, and many others throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia. The closing section of the text discusses wider themes such as the relations between the Greek homeland and the edges of Greek civilization. Reflecting contemporary research and fresh perspectives on ancient Greek culture contact, this volume: Discusses the development and intersection of mobility, migration, and diaspora studies Examines the various forms of ancient Greek mobility and their outcomes Highlights contributions to cultural development in the Greek and non-Greek world Examines wider themes and the various forms of ancient Greek mobility and their outcomes Includes an overview of ancient terminology and concepts, modern translations, numerous maps, and full references A Companion to Greeks Across the Ancient World is a valuable resource for students, instructors, and researchers of Classical antiquity, as well as non-specialists with interest in ancient Greek mobilities, migrations, and diasporas.

Author : Xiaoqun Wu
Publisher : Palgrave Pivot
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9811344663

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Mourning Rituals in Archaic & Classical Greece and Pre-Qin China by Xiaoqun Wu Pdf

This pivot compares mourning rituals in Archaic & Classical Greece and Pre-Qin China to illustrate some of the principles and methods used in comparative studies. It focuses on three main aspects of mourning of the dead before burial -- lamentation, mourners' gestures and behaviors, and mourning apparel -- to demonstrate the cultural function, purpose, and social influence of mourning. A key comparative study of rituals at the heart of both Western and Chinese culture, this text highlights the cultural function and social influence of rituals of two ancient peoples and will be of interest to all scholars of comparative religion, sociology and anthropology.

Author : Edith Hall
Publisher : Random House
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-02
Category : Greece
ISBN : 9781847922588

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Introducing the Ancient Greeks by Edith Hall Pdf

Who were the ancient Greeks? They gave us democracy, philosophy, poetry, rational science, the joke. But what was it that enabled them to achieve so much? The ancient Greeks were a geographically disparate people whose civilization lasted over twenty centuries - and that made us who we are today. And here Edith Hall gives us a revelatory way of viewing this scattered people, identifying ten unique personality traits that she shows to be unique and central to the widespread ancient Greeks. Hall introduces a people who are inquisitive, articulate and open-minded but also rebellious, individualistic, competitive and hedonistic. They prize excellence above all things but love to laugh. And, central to their identity, they are seafarers whose relationship with the sea underpins every aspect of their society. Expertly researched and elegantly told, this indispensable introduction unveils a civilization of incomparable richness and a people of astounding complexity.

Author : G.R. Tsetskhladze
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 671 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004351257

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Ancient Greeks West and East by G.R. Tsetskhladze Pdf

This volume deals with the concept of 'West' and 'East', as held by the ancient Greeks. Cultural exchange in Archaic and Classical Greece through the establishment of Hellenic colonies around the ancient world was an important development, and always a two-way process. To achieve a proper understanding of it requires study from every angle. All 24 papers in this volume combine different types of evidence, discussing them from every perspective: they are examined not only from the point of view of the Greeks but from that of the locals. The book gives new data, as well as re-examining existing evidence and reinterpreting old theories. The book is richly illustrated.

Author : Carol G. Thomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105003441859

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Myth Becomes History by Carol G. Thomas Pdf

Author : Oswyn Murray
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : 067422132X

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Early Greece by Oswyn Murray Pdf

Murray traces the emergence of urbanisation and social and political structures from the Mycenean and legendary origins of Greece through to the Persian Wars.

Author : Robert Garland
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691173801

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Wandering Greeks by Robert Garland Pdf

Most classical authors and modern historians depict the ancient Greek world as essentially stable and even static, once the so-called colonization movement came to an end. But Robert Garland argues that the Greeks were highly mobile, that their movement was essential to the survival, success, and sheer sustainability of their society, and that this wandering became a defining characteristic of their culture. Addressing a neglected but essential subject, Wandering Greeks focuses on the diaspora of tens of thousands of people between about 700 and 325 BCE, demonstrating the degree to which Greeks were liable to be forced to leave their homes due to political upheaval, oppression, poverty, warfare, or simply a desire to better themselves. Attempting to enter into the mind-set of these wanderers, the book provides an insightful and sympathetic account of what it meant for ancient Greeks to part from everyone and everything they held dear, to start a new life elsewhere—or even to become homeless, living on the open road or on the high seas with no end to their journey in sight. Each chapter identifies a specific kind of "wanderer," including the overseas settler, the deportee, the evacuee, the asylum-seeker, the fugitive, the economic migrant, and the itinerant, and the book also addresses repatriation and the idea of the "portable polis." The result is a vivid and unique portrait of ancient Greece as a culture of displaced persons.

Author : Curtis Neil Runnels,Priscilla Murray
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780804740500

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Greece Before History by Curtis Neil Runnels,Priscilla Murray Pdf

Presents a guide to the people and monuments of ancient Greece.