: Ten Ways They Shaped the Modern World Hall, Edith creator text London Vintage 2016 1 monographic eng Eng lis h

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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. Ancient Greece—History Ancient Greece—Civilization Greece—History—To 146 B.C 938 HAL/AN 9780099583646 260609