Ancient Greece

Paine, Mike. (Author). Pocket Essentials (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: Western civilization began with the Greeks. From the highpoint of the 5th century BC through the cultural triumphs of the Alexandrian era to their impact on the developing Roman empire, the Greeks shaped the philosophy, art, architecture and literature of the Mediterranean world. Beginning with the Homeric period, once believed to be a realm of myth, Mike Paine takes the reader on a journey through twelve centuries and more of Greek culture. He shows what archaeologists have revealed of the Trojan Wars and Mycenae, outlines the glories of Athens at its height and provides a gripping narrative of the struggle between the Greeks and the mighty Persian empire. The careers of great political and military leaders like Pericles and Alexander the Great are highlighted and the importance of the great philosophers like Plato and Aristotle is demonstrated.

Record details

ISBN: 9781848395787 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader)
ISBN: 1848395787 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader)
ISBN: 9781848395787 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
ISBN: 1848395787 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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Publisher: Harpenden, Herts [England] : Pocket Essentials, c2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally published: 2002.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: The geography of Greece -- Minoan and Mycenaean Greece -- Archaic Greece -- Classical Greece -- The Hellenistic Age and afterwards.
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. Chichester : Pocket Essentials, 2008. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 371 KB) or Mobipocket Reader (file size: 160 KB).