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- catalog abstract ""The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization is an introduction to the world of Homer, Plato, Sappho, and Aristophanes." "The ancient Greek empire laid the foundation for our modern views of science, politics, warfare, philosophy, and art. Yet any examination of our similarities to the Greeks reveals as many differences. Paul Cartledge, Professor of Greek History at Cambridge University, explores our complex relationship to the Greeks by introducing us to fifteen men and women of extraordinary accomplishment: generals such as Epaminondas, statesmen such as Pericles, artists such as Sappho."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11592135.
- catalog coverage "Greece Antiquities Pictorial works.".
- catalog coverage "Greece Biography.".
- catalog coverage "Greece Civilization To 146 B.C.".
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization is an introduction to the world of Homer, Plato, Sappho, and Aristophanes." "The ancient Greek empire laid the foundation for our modern views of science, politics, warfare, philosophy, and art. Yet any examination of our similarities to the Greeks reveals as many differences. Paul Cartledge, Professor of Greek History at Cambridge University, explores our complex relationship to the Greeks by introducing us to fifteen men and women of extraordinary accomplishment: generals such as Epaminondas, statesmen such as Pericles, artists such as Sappho."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-244) and index.".
- catalog description "Time Line 11 -- Preface: Introducing the Greeks 17 -- 1. Homer (of Chios) 39 -- 2. Sappho (of Lesbos) 51 -- 3. Cleisthenes (of Athens) 63 -- 4. Artemisia (of Halicarnassus) 77 -- 5. Pericles (of Athens) 93 -- 6. Aspasia (of Miletus and Athens) 109 -- 7. Socrates (of Athens) 123 -- 8. Cynisca (of Sparta) 139 -- 9. Epaminondas (of Thebes) 151 -- 10. Diotima (of Mantinea) 163 -- 11. Pasion (of Syria and Athens) 175 -- 12. Neaera (of Corinth and Athens) 187 -- 13. Aristotle (of Stagira and Athens) 199 -- 14. Olympias (of Epirus and Macedon) 211 -- 15. Alexander (of Macedon) 219.".
- catalog extent "253 p., [24] p. of col. plates :".
- catalog identifier "1575000938".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : TV Books,".
- catalog spatial "Greece Antiquities Pictorial works.".
- catalog spatial "Greece Biography.".
- catalog spatial "Greece Civilization To 146 B.C.".
- catalog subject "938 21".
- catalog subject "Civilization, Western Greek influences.".
- catalog subject "DF78 .C27 2000".
- catalog tableOfContents "Time Line 11 -- Preface: Introducing the Greeks 17 -- 1. Homer (of Chios) 39 -- 2. Sappho (of Lesbos) 51 -- 3. Cleisthenes (of Athens) 63 -- 4. Artemisia (of Halicarnassus) 77 -- 5. Pericles (of Athens) 93 -- 6. Aspasia (of Miletus and Athens) 109 -- 7. Socrates (of Athens) 123 -- 8. Cynisca (of Sparta) 139 -- 9. Epaminondas (of Thebes) 151 -- 10. Diotima (of Mantinea) 163 -- 11. Pasion (of Syria and Athens) 175 -- 12. Neaera (of Corinth and Athens) 187 -- 13. Aristotle (of Stagira and Athens) 199 -- 14. Olympias (of Epirus and Macedon) 211 -- 15. Alexander (of Macedon) 219.".
- catalog title "The Greeks : crucible of civilization / Paul Cartledge.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "Pictorial works. fast".
- catalog type "text".