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Becoming Greece
The Bronze Age to the Hellenistic Age in the Words of Eminent Greeks
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
566 kr
Kommande
Enjoy the original ideas and heroes of the Greeks: the developers of philosophy, history, drama, geometry, architecture, and science. Their achievements have had an immeasurable impact on the world today. Becoming Greece weaves together an exciting narrative with extensive passages from Greek historians and eyewitnesses, covering the Bronze Age, the Persian Wars, the Peloponnesian War, and Alexander the Great’s spread of Hellenistic culture. Experience each “polis” (city-state) from the inside: their values, their political and societal structures, their victories, and their defeats. Hundreds of images, maps, and diagrams are provided, so that even a beginner can thoroughly appreciate the accomplishments of these intellectual pioneers.
Becoming Rome
Foundation, Republic, and Empire in the Words of Eminent Romans
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
566 kr
Kommande
Follow the Romans through Kingship, Republic, and Empire. Understand their society, their values, their heroes, their victories, and their defeats. The name “Rome” brings to mind an array of images: a Senate, an empire, an army, the Seven Hills, the seat of Christianity, and the marvels of engineering and architecture. Becoming Rome weaves together an exciting historical narrative with accounts from the Romans themselves. Enjoy Rome as they did, with images, maps, and diagrams that enable even a beginner to thoroughly appreciate how the Romans have helped us to become more civilized, and what led them at times to be uncivilized.