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| 100 | _aHall, Edith | ||
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_aANCIENT GREEKS _b: Ten Ways They Shaped the Modern World |
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_aLondon _bVintage _c2016 |
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| 500 | _aThis 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. | ||
| 650 | _aAncient Greece—History | ||
| 650 | _aAncient Greece—Civilization | ||
| 650 | _aGreece—History—To 146 B.C. | ||
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