Theœ Story Of Greece And Rome

Author : Antony Spawforth
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300217117

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The Story of Greece and Rome by Antony Spawforth Pdf

The extraordinary story of the intermingled civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, spanning more than six millennia from the late Bronze Age to the seventh century The magnificent civilization created by the ancient Greeks and Romans is the greatest legacy of the classical world. However, narratives about the "civilized" Greek and Roman empires resisting the barbarians at the gate are far from accurate. Tony Spawforth, an esteemed scholar, author, and media contributor, follows the thread of civilization through more than six millennia of history. His story reveals that Greek and Roman civilization, to varying degrees, was supremely and surprisingly receptive to external influences, particularly from the East. From the rise of the Mycenaean world of the sixteenth century B.C., Spawforth traces a path through the ancient Aegean to the zenith of the Hellenic state and the rise of the Roman empire, the coming of Christianity and the consequences of the first caliphate. Deeply informed, provocative, and entirely fresh, this is the first and only accessible work that tells the extraordinary story of the classical world in its entirety.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Greece and Rome: Builders of Our World by Anonim Pdf

Author : Carl J. Richard
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2004-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780585466804

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Twelve Greeks and Romans Who Changed the World by Carl J. Richard Pdf

In Twelve Greeks and Romans Who Changed the World, Carl J. Richard brings to life a group of men whose contributions fundamentally altered western society. In this compelling narrative, readers encounter a rich cast of characters, including eloquent Homer, shrewd Pericles, fiery Alexander, idealistic Plato, ambitious Caesar, dedicated Paul, and passionate Augustine. As he vibrantly describes the contributions of the individuals, Richard details the historical context in which each lived, showing how these men influenced their world and ours.

Author : Elizabeth Wyse
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781398824287

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A History of the Classical World by Elizabeth Wyse Pdf

From palace-based societies in Minoan Crete to the Germanic invasion of Rome, this book tells the story of these classical civilisations, covering their political development, the rise of the city state and the growth of their empires. Also included are insights into the architectural, artistic and cultural impact of early Greece and Rome and vignettes of key political and cultural figures. This is a fascinating introduction to the two great empires that shaped the modern world.

Author : Emilie K. Baker
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547124900

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Stories of Old Greece and Rome by Emilie K. Baker Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Stories of Old Greece and Rome" by Emilie K. Baker. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Mary R. Lefkowitz,Maureen B. Fant
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 0801844754

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Women's Life in Greece & Rome by Mary R. Lefkowitz,Maureen B. Fant Pdf

This highly acclaimed collection provides a unique look into the public and private lives and legal status of Greek and Roman women of all social classes-from wet nurses, prostitutes, and gladiatrixes to poets, musicians, intellectuals, priestesses, and housewives. The third edition adds new texts to sections throughout the book, vividly describing women's sentiments and circumstances through readings on love, bereavement, and friendship, as well as property rights, breast cancer, female circumcision, and women's roles in ancient religions, including Christianity and pagan cults.

Author : J. C. Robertson,H. G. Robertson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 0997664738

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The Story of Greece and Rome by J. C. Robertson,H. G. Robertson Pdf

A readable textbook for high school study of the history and culture of Ancient Greece and Rome. The authors show how the history of Greece and Rome is really our history since our civilization, laws, art, literature, and language have for a foundation the work of those ancient peoples. This is a study edition with comprehension questions in the text at the end of each chapter. Teacher's guide available at the publishers website: hillsideeducation.com.

Author : Charles Freeman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 734 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199263646

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Egypt, Greece, and Rome by Charles Freeman Pdf

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Author : Michael Grant
Publisher : Charles Scribner's Sons
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Greece
ISBN : UCSC:32106010632435

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A Social History of Greece and Rome by Michael Grant Pdf

Drawing on recent techniques practiced in archaeology and anthropology, Michael Grant reveals the ancient Greece and Rome of the common people--men and women citizens as well as slaves and freedmen and women--and adds a human dimension to more standard accounts of political and military events. "Grant blows the dust off our timeworn images. . . ".--Publishers Weekly.

Author : Lukas Thommen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107002166

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An Environmental History of Ancient Greece and Rome by Lukas Thommen Pdf

Lively and accessible account of the relationship between man and nature in Graeco-Roman antiquity. Describes the ways in which the Greeks and Romans intervened in the environment and thus traces the history of tension between the exploitation of resources and the protection of nature.

Author : Daisy Dunn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 926 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-08
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781788546737

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Of Gods and Men by Daisy Dunn Pdf

A rigorously and imaginatively researched anthology of classical literature, bringing together one hundred stories from the rich diversity of the literary canon of ancient Greece and Rome. Striking a balance between the 'classic classic' (such as Dryden's translation of the Aeneid) and the less familiar or expected, Of Gods and Men ranges from the epic poetry of Homer to the histories of Arrian and Diodorus Siculus and the sprawling Theogony of Hesiod; from the tragedies of Aeschylus and Euripides to the biographies of Suetonius and Plutarch and the pen portraits of Theophrastus; and from the comedies of Plautus to the fictions of Petronius and Apuleius. Of Gods and Men is embellished by translations from writers as diverse as Queen Elizabeth I (Boethius), Percy Bysshe Shelley (Plato), Walter Pater (Apuleius's Golden Ass), Lawrence of Arabia (Homer's Odyssey), Louis MacNeice (Aeschylus's Agamemnon) and Ted Hughes (Ovid's Pygmalion), as well as a number of accomplished translations by Daisy Dunn herself.

Author : Charles W. Fornara
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780520314405

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The Nature of History in Ancient Greece and Rome by Charles W. Fornara Pdf

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1983. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived

Author : Brian Campbell
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807869048

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Rivers and the Power of Ancient Rome by Brian Campbell Pdf

Figuring in myth, religion, law, the military, commerce, and transportation, rivers were at the heart of Rome's increasing exploitation of the environment of the Mediterranean world. In Rivers and the Power of Ancient Rome, Brian Campbell explores the role and influence of rivers and their surrounding landscape on the society and culture of the Roman Empire. Examining artistic representations of rivers, related architecture, and the work of ancient geographers and topographers, as well as writers who describe rivers, Campbell reveals how Romans defined the geographical areas they conquered and how geography and natural surroundings related to their society and activities. In addition, he illuminates the prominence and value of rivers in the control and expansion of the Roman Empire--through the legal regulation of riverine activities, the exploitation of rivers in military tactics, and the use of rivers as routes of communication and movement. Campbell shows how a technological understanding of--and even mastery over--the forces of the river helped Rome rise to its central place in the ancient world.

Author : Fergus Millar
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2003-01-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807875087

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Rome, the Greek World, and the East by Fergus Millar Pdf

Fergus Millar is one of the most influential contemporary historians of the ancient world. His essays and books, including The Emperor in the Roman World and The Roman Near East, have enriched our understanding of the Greco-Roman world in fundamental ways. In his writings Millar has made the inhabitants of the Roman Empire central to our conception of how the empire functioned. He also has shown how and why Rabbinic Judaism, Christianity, and Islam evolved from within the wider cultural context of the Greco-Roman world. Opening this collection of sixteen essays is a new contribution by Millar in which he defends the continuing significance of the study of Classics and argues for expanding the definition of what constitutes that field. In this volume he also questions the dominant scholarly interpretation of politics in the Roman Republic, arguing that the Roman people, not the Senate, were the sovereign power in Republican Rome. In so doing he sheds new light on the establishment of a new regime by the first Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus.

Author : Robert K. Sherk
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1984-06-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0521271231

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Rome and the Greek East to the Death of Augustus by Robert K. Sherk Pdf

A collection in English translation of sources for the study of Greek and Roman history.