Buy this book on-line De Romilly, Jacqueline : The Rise and Fall of Greek states According to Greek AuthorsUniv of Michigan Pr, Ann Arbor, 1991 ISBN 0472081527
[Thomas Spencer Jerome Lectures] "The Rise and Fall of States According to Greek Authors is a masterful survey of the manner in which Greek historians, from Herodotus to Polybius, explained the conditions of a state's success and the dangers of power. Both the differences and the similarities among the major authors' ideas are carefully analyzed: the changing notions of excess, or hybris; the common stress on public morality; and the value of goodwill.." 100p.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Soft cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of De Romilly, Jacqueline : The Rise and Fall of Greek states According to Greek Authors. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including used books, fine bindings, libri antichi, first editions and antiquarian books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |