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_nSasikumar
041 _aEnglish
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_bHAL/AN
100 _aHall, Edith
245 _aANCIENT GREEKS
_b: Ten Ways They Shaped the Modern World
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260 _aLondon
_bVintage
_c2016
300 _g305
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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