Life And Letters In The Ancient Greek World
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Author | : John Muir |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2008-11-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 113416601X |
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This survey of Greek letter writing from a well-known and respected author introduces students to the whole range of letter writing in the Greek world, and its problems. Greeks wrote letters to each other for business and diplomatic purposes, as teacher to pupil, and as addresses to the wider world.
Author | : John Muir |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 441 |
Release | : 2008-11-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1134166001 |
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From the first ‘deadly signs’ scratched on a wooden tablet instructing the recipient to kill the one who delivered it, to the letters of St Paul to the early Church, this book examines the range of letter writing in the Ancient Greek world. Containing extensive translated examples from both life and fiction, it provides a glimpse into the lives of both ordinary people and political life. This comprehensive study looks at personal and private letters, letters used in administration and government, letters used as vehicles for the dissemination of philosophy and religion, and letters which played a part in the development of several literary genres. The way in which letters were written and with what materials, how they were delivered, and how it is that, for certain limited periods and locations, so many of them have survived and how they were re-discovered. By placing these letters in their social, political and intellectual contexts, Life and Letters in the Ancient Greek World draws attention to both familiar topics, such as young soldiers writing home from basic training and the choice of flowers for a wedding, and more alien events, such as getting rid of baby girls and offhand attitudes to bereavement. This first guide in English to provide commentary on such a broad range of letters, will be essential reading for anyone interested in the Ancient Greek World.
Author | : Jonathan M. Hall |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2013-08-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1118301277 |
Download A History of the Archaic Greek World, ca. 1200-479 BCE Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
A History of the Archaic Greek World offers a theme-based approach to the development of the Greek world in the years 1200-479 BCE. Updated and extended in this edition to include two new sections, expanded geographical coverage, a guide to electronic resources, and more illustrations Takes a critical and analytical look at evidence about the history of the archaic Greek World Involves the reader in the practice of history by questioning and reevaluating conventional beliefs Casts new light on traditional themes such as the rise of the city-state, citizen militias, and the origins of egalitarianism Provides a wealth of archaeological evidence, in a number of different specialties, including ceramics, architecture, and mortuary studies
Author | : Nigel Rodgers |
Publisher | : Lorenz Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780754817741 |
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All the styles of Greek architecture clearly explained, with a wealth of information on sculpture, vase painting, frescoes and mosaics. Over 500 fine-art illustrations and photographs of temples, archaeological sites, sculptures, paintings and vases make this an indispensable source for anyone wanting to discover the rise and fall of ancient Greece for themselves.
Author | : John Victor Muir |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis US |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780415391306 |
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This survey of Greek letter writing from a well-known and respected author introduces students to the whole range of letter writing in the Greek world, and its problems. Greeks wrote letters to each other for business and diplomatic purposes, as teacher to pupil, and as addresses to the wider world.
Author | : P. J. Rhodes |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 502 |
Release | : 2011-08-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1444358588 |
Download A History of the Classical Greek World Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Thoroughly updated and revised, the second edition of this successful and widely praised textbook offers an account of the ‘classical’ period of Greek history, from the aftermath of the Persian Wars in 478 BC to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC. Two important new chapters have been added, covering life and culture in the classical Greek world Features new pedagogical tools, including textboxes, and a comprehensive chronological table of the West, mainland Greece, and the Aegean Enlarged and additional maps and illustrative material Covers the history of an important period, including: the flourishing of democracy in Athens; the Peloponnesian war, and the conquests of Alexander the Great Focuses on the evidence for the period, and how the evidence is to be interpreted
Author | : Graham Shipley |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 601 |
Release | : 2014-03-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1134065310 |
Download The Greek World After Alexander 323-30 BC Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The Greek World After Alexander 323–30 BC examines social changes in the old and new cities of the Greek world and in the new post-Alexandrian kingdoms. An appraisal of the momentous military and political changes after the era of Alexander, this book considers developments in literature, religion, philosophy, and science, and establishes how far they are presented as radical departures from the culture of Classical Greece or were continuous developments from it. Graham Shipley explores the culture of the Hellenistic world in the context of the social divisions between an educated elite and a general population at once more mobile and less involved in the political life of the Greek city.
Author | : Robin Waterfield |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 542 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Civilization, Ancient |
ISBN | : 0198727887 |
Download Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
A fascinating, accessible, and up-to-date history of the Ancient Greeks. Covering the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods, and centred around the disunity of the Greeks, their underlying cultural unity, and their eventual political unification.
Author | : Robert Garland |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2008-12-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 031335815X |
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Ancient Greece comes alive in this exploration of the daily lives of ordinary people-men and women, children and the elderly, slaves and foreigners, rich and poor. With new information drawn from the most current research, this volume presents a wealth of information on every aspect of ancient Greek life. Discover why it was more desirable to be a slave than a day laborer. Examine cooking methods and rules of ancient warfare. Uncover Greek mythology. Learn how Greeks foretold the future. Understand what life was like for women, and what prevailing attitudes were toward sexuality, marriage, and divorce. This volume brings ancient Greek life home to readers through a variety of anecdotes and primary source passages from contemporary authors, allowing comparison between the ancient world and modern life. A multitude of resources will engage students and interested readers, including a Making Connections feature which offers interactive and fun ideas for research assignments. The concluding chapter places the ancient world in the present, covering new interpretations like the movie 300, the founding of modern Greece, and the ways in which classical culture still affects our own. With over 60 illustrations, a timeline of events, a glossary of terms, and an extensive print and nonprint bibliography, this volume offers a unique and descriptive look at one of the most influential eras in human history.
Author | : Michael Scott |
Publisher | : History Essentials |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781788560405 |
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