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ANCIENT GREEKS : Ten Ways They Shaped the Modern World

By: Language: English Publication details: London Vintage 2016Edition: 1Description: 305ISBN:
  • 9780099583646
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 938 HAL/AN
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Lending Lending Ernakulam Public Library General Stacks Non-fiction 938 HAL/AN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available E1103003

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the ancient Greeks, tracing their history from the Bronze Age Mycenaean world to the rise of Christianity in the late Roman Empire. Hall argues that a distinctive set of cultural traits—including curiosity, individualism, competitiveness, open-mindedness, eloquence, and maritime enterprise—helped shape Greek civilization and its enduring influence on the modern world. Rather than presenting a simple political history, the book examines diverse Greek communities across the Mediterranean and explores how their ideas contributed to democracy, philosophy, science, literature, and the arts.

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