Buy this book on-line Levi, Peter : Atlas of The Greek WorldFacts on File, New York, 1980 ISBN 0871964481
This book introduces the reader to the ancient Greeks, their spiritual and mental world as well as the physical world, their history and travels as well as their arts and sciences. It is impossible to understand Greek history or art without a strong sense of the prehistory, the landscape, the climate, the geography and the conditions of life. Atlas of the Greek World sets the scene for this study and then, through the use of an authoritative text, maps and illustrations takes the reader through the history, stopping to view 26 ancient sites and to comment on the achievements of this remarkable civilisation. Covers topics such as : The land in context. The geography of ancient Greece; The study of ancient Greece; The age of bronze. The palace civilizations of Crete and Mycenae; Mycenaean survivals; The Homeric world; The age of tyranny. The 8th-century renaissance; Archaic religious practice; The birth of city-states; The growth of literature; The age of Perikles. Athenian society in the 5th century; The Persian and Peloponnesian Wars; The classical revolution; The age of Alexander. New patterns in literature and religion; The rise of Macedon; The Alexandrian expansion; The Roman conquest; The fate of Hellenism. The classical impact of Hellenism; Post-classical revivals; Language : the principal inheritance.239p. illus bibliography index maps on endpapers. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine 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 Levi, Peter : Atlas of The Greek World. 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 incunabula, rare books, atlases, collectables and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |