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Nova Science Publishers Inc The Glory That Was Greece: A Survey of Hellenic
Book Synopsis"Greece" and "Greek" mean different things to different people. The historian, of course, will inform us that all Western civilisation has Greece for its mother. The author aims to throw some fresh light upon the secret of that people''s greatness. It cannot be done by studying their history only. This book looks at the literature, statues and temples, their coins, vases, and pictures, their laws and governments, their ceremonies and amusements, their philosophy and religion.
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Anness Publishing Ancient Greece An Illustrated History
Book SynopsisAn authoritative account of political and military history, art, architecture and culture, fully illustrated throughout.Table of ContentsThe Glory that was Greece 8 Part One The Rise and Fall of Ancient Greece 10 Introduction 12 Timeline 14 Classical Greece 18 I: The Greek Awakening, c.2000-500bc 20 II: The Persian Wars, 499bc-478bc 42 III: Athens at its Zenith, 478-431bc 58 IV: World War in Miniature, 431-404bc 72 V: The Greeks: The First Individuals, c.650bc-ad147 88 VI: The Struggle for Supremacy, 404-322bc 112 Alexander the great and his Heirs 132 VII: The Rise of Macedonia, 359-336bc 134 VIII: The Young Alexander, 356-336bc 146 IX: The Great Victories, 334-330bc 164 X: The Lord of Asia, 330-323bc 184 XI: Arms and Armour, c.2000bc-ad138 202 XII: From Alexander to Hadrian, 323bc-ad138 218 Part Two The Ancient Greek World 254 Introduction 256 Timeline 260 Architecture and Art 264 XIII: The Rise of Greek Architecture 266 XIV: Building Styles and Techniques 294 XV: Cities of the Greeks 306 XVI Sculpture 324 XVII Vase Painting 356 XVIII Wall Paintings and Mosaics 368 Greek Society 378 XIX Religion and Mythology 380 XX Theatre 404 XXI Literature 416 XXII Philosophy and Science 430 Chapter XXIII Athletics and Sport 458 Chapter XXIV Work and Leisure 468 Index 500 Acknowledgements 511
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Greece
Book SynopsisGreece: A Short History of a Long Story presents a comprehensive overview of the history of Greece by exploring the continuity of Greek culture from its Neolithic origins to the modern era.Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xvii 1 Mountains and Sea 1 The Physical Character of Greece 6 Earliest Inhabitants 8 Neolithic Period: Settled Life in Greece 9 Kuria 11 Notes 14 Further Reading 15 2 The Age of Heroes 17 The Role of Islands 19 The Greek Age of Heroes 23 Penelope and Odysseus 26 Notes 29 Further Reading 29 3 End of the Bronze Age: Slow Reshaping 31 The Dark Age 31 Archaic Age: Revival 33 Establishing Classical Greece 35 Hesiod 40 Notes 43 Further Reading 44 4 The Second Age of Heroes: Classical Greece 47 Mediterranean Impact 48 The Golden Age 51 Athens’ Rise to Dominance 55 Socrates, Citizen of Athens: Wisest Man in the World? 58 Outcome: The Peloponnesian War 60 Fourth-Century Greece 63 Notes 65 Further Reading 65 5 Incorporation into a Larger State 67 The Northern Neighbor: Macedon 67 Alexander III 71 Alexander’s Successors 74 The Greatest of Kings: Philip II 81 Notes 85 Further Reading 86 6 Graecia Capta: Roman Control 89 Roman Administration 94 Life in the Province of Achaea 97 Polybius: A Greek Captive Praises Rome 102 Notes 106 Further Reading 106 7 Power Returns to Greece: The Byzantine Empire 109 Separation from Rome 110 Restoration of Order 112 Decline 116 The Byzantine Greek World 117 Administration 119 Economic Health 121 Byzantine Culture 122 Anna Comnena: Daughter of the Emperor and Historian of Byzantium 125 Notes 127 Further Reading 128 8 Ottoman Greece: 1453–1821 129 Ottoman Control of Greece 132 Eighteenth Century 137 Those Who Said “No” 140 Theodore Kolokotronis 140 Adamantios Korais 142 Rigas Velestinlis (Pheraios) 143 Notes 144 Further Reading 145 9 Building a New State: 1821–1935 147 Enter Otto I 153 1862–1913 156 Eleftherios Venizelos, 1864–1936 158 1922–1935 162 Notes 163 Further Reading 163 10 A Player in the Modern World: 1935 to Present 165 Resistance Fighters 168 1944–1952 169 1952 to Present 171 Greece in the New World Order 176 Constantine and Costas Karamanlis 179 Notes 182 Further Reading 182 11 Conclusion: Past and Present 185 Notes 191 Further Reading 191 Chronology: Major Ages of Greek History 193 Index 195
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd Ancient Greece
Book SynopsisStep back in time to an ancient world of mythical beasts, bow down to gods and goddesses, and take a trip to the first Olympics in this illustrated guide. Become an eyewitness to the glory of ancient Greece in this picture-led reference guide that will take you on a visual tour of what classical Greece was like. Children will be mesmerised by striking photography, maps, paintings, and lots of artefacts to help understand what life was like at this time.This illustrated guide lets kids aged 9+ experience the significance ancient Greece has had in transforming our world, in this detailed introduction to one of the world''s founding nations. Learn why Greek pottery is so famous, discover how children played, and take a look at what people wore.Throughout the pages of this newly-revised book on Ancient Greece, you can expect to find: - A fresh new look; new photographs, updated information, and a new eyewitness feature.- Amazing facts, u
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A History of Ancient Greece
Book SynopsisThis is a single-volume introduction to Ancient Greece, covering the period from the Golden Age of Knossos and Mycenae to the incorporation of Greece into the Roman empire in the second century BC and the transfer of Greek culture to Byzantium in the fourth century.Trade Review"This will make an excellent textbook. Everyone teaching Greek history complains constantly of the lack of a good book. This one has a good balance of narrative and social/economic history. It's also unusual in trying to cover all areas of Greece, not just Athens and Sparta. I should add that I've read a couple of other Greek history textbooks in preparation for other publishers in the last couple of years, and this book is head-and-shoulders above the rest. It's a really good book." Ian Morris, Stanford University " ... presents both an elegant narrative and an interesting assessment of the Hellenistic world" Greece and Rome "... innovative ... While the traditional 'glories' of Greek history - the classical period, the history of Athens - are excellently handled, this is not at the expense of less frequently covered terrain." Times Higher Education SupplementTable of ContentsAcknowledgements vii Translator's Note ix Figures xi Foreword xiii A Country 1 1 The Greek World's Earliest Times 5 2 The Archaic World 36 3 The Classical Period: The Fifth Century 114 4 The Classical Period: The Fourth Century 227 5 The Hellenistic Period 292 Conclusion 368 The Sources 371 Chronological Table 381 Lexicon 392 Guide to Further Reading 401 Index 413
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DK Eyewitness Ancient Greece
Book SynopsisStep back in time to an ancient world of mythical beasts, bow down to gods and goddesses, and take a trip to the first Olympics in this illustrated guide. Become an eyewitness to the glory of ancient Greece in this picture-led reference guide that will take you on a visual tour of what classical Greece was like. Children will be mesmerized by striking photography, maps, paintings, and lots of artefacts to help understand what life was like at this time.This illustrated guide lets kids aged 9+ experience the significance ancient Greece has had in transforming our world, in this detailed introduction to one of the world's founding nations. Learn why Greek pottery is so famous, discover how children played, and take a look at what people wore.Throughout the pages of this newly-revised book on Ancient Greece, you can expect to find: - A fresh new look; new photographs, updated information, and a new “eyewitness” feature.
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Oxford University Press Ancient Greece
Book SynopsisThe contribution of the Ancient Greeks to modern western culture is incalculable. In the worlds of art, architecture, myth, literature, and philosophy, the world we live in would be unrecognizably different without the formative influence of Ancient Greek models. Ancient Greek civilization was defined by the city - in Greek, the polis, from which we derive ''politics''. It is above all this feature of Greek civilization that has formed its most enduring legacy, spawning such key terms as aristocracy, oligarchy, tyranny and - last but by no means least - democracy. This stimulating Very Short Introduction to Ancient Greece takes the polis as its starting point. Paul Cartledge uses the history of eleven major Greek cities to illuminate the most important and informative themes in Ancient Greek history, from the first documented use of the Greek language around 1400 BCE, through the glories of the Classical and Hellenistic periods, to the foundation of the Byzantine empire in around CE 330. Covering everything from politics, trade, and travel to slavery, gender, religion, and philosophy, it provides the ideal concise introduction to the history and culture of this remarkable civilization that helped give birth to the world as we know it.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition Paul Cartledge, Cambridge don and doyen of Classicists, once again shows why he is the surest and most engaging guide tot he ancient world. 'Ancient Greece: A history in Eleven Cities' is a tremendously readable tour d'horizon that goes far beyond Athens and Sparta to explore the roots of Greek civilisation. * Justin Marozzi, Evening Standard *Paul Cartledge has here pulled off a remarkably clever feat of compression and organization, and will once again place very many readers in his debt. Brilliantly carried through. * Simon Hornblower, co-editor of ^iThe Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization^r *A wonderfully concise - and witty - introduction to an ever-popular subject. * Sir John Boardman, co-editor of ^iThe Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World^r *A rare work, a compelling historical narrative that is also a useful guidebook * Peter Stothard, Wall Street Journal *Cartledge's success lies in his ability to negotiate a path between similarity and difference; with proper scholarly detachment, he stresses how different the Greeks were; with an eye to broader historical trajectories, he reflects on the grounds for their continuing fascination. * Tim Rood, Times Literary Supplement *A rare work, a compelling historical narrative. * Peter Stothard, Wall Street Journal *Thoroughly stimulating book. * Tom Holland, BBC History *Cartledge is master of his subject. * Peter Jones, Literary Review *Paul Cartledge... once again shows why he is the surest and most engaging guide to the ancient world. * Justin Marozzi, Evening Standard *A tremendously readable tour d'horizon that goes far beyond Athens and Sparta to explore the roots of Greek civilization. * Justin Marozzi, Evening Standard *There are many pleasures to be had along Cartledge's mind-broadening route through time and space. * Charlotte Higgins, The Guardian *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Knossos ; 3. Mycenae ; 4. Argos ; 5. Sparta ; 6. Massalia ; 7. Miletos ; 8. Athens ; 9. Thebes ; 10. Alexandria ; 11. Byzantium ; 12. Conclusion ; Preface ; Glossary ; Timeline
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Oro Editions Athens Unveiled: A Portrait of Late 19th-Century
Book SynopsisEvery year millions of travellers arrive in Athens eager to catch a glimpse of the ancient city and savour its classical heritage. But what about the late nineteenth century Athens with her neoclassical buildings, wide avenues and literary salons? An Athens where music wafted from King Otto’s palace and the aristocracy waltzed under crystal chandeliers. A city of dignitaries, scholars and architects drawing plans and reworking them, leaving their mark on every dimension of the young capital. An Athens where commoners hovered around dimly lit fires and children played in the mud amidst the ancient ruins. Where criminals settled disputes with drawn knives and prostitutes roamed the ports luring sailors into filthy, smoke-filled taverns. Where Greek refugees lived in wind-swept streets with no sewers or running water, singing about their troubles under the stars. An Athens where intellectuals, writers, poets, and artists converged in local cafés planning the future of the newly founded nation, discussing philosophy, literature, and their shared passion for reclaiming Greece for the Greeks. Athens Unveiled pays homage to the people, streets, and neighbourhoods of late nineteenth century Athens, where some of the finest neoclassical buildings still stand next to abandoned mansions, brothels, and old factories; where people still bargain the prices of clothes and produce on the old streets of commerce and where young artists create powerful murals, bringing everything about the city into sharp focus.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION 9 ATHENIAN RENAISSANCE 21 FORGOTTEN GLORY 75 THE HEART OF COMMERCE 129 NEIGHBORHOODS OF ILL REPUTE 185 A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN 239 MUSEUM INDEX 285 MURALISTS 293 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 297
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Modern Greece
Book SynopsisModern Greece is an updated and enhanced edition of a classic survey of Greek history since the beginning of the 19th century. Giving equal weighting to social, political and diplomatic aspects, it offers detailed coverage of the formation of the Greek nation state, the global Greek diaspora, the country's relationships with Europe and the United States and a range of other topics, including women, rural areas, nationalism and the Civil War, woven together in a nuanced and highly readable narrative. Fresh material and new pedagogical features have been added throughout, most notably:- new chapters on 19th-century nationalism and Boom to Bust in the Age of Globalization, 1989-2013';- greater discussion of the late Ottoman context, Greeks outside of Greece and the international background to the Greek state formation;- revisions to take account of recent scholarship, Greekscholarship ;- new timelines, maps, illustrations, charts, figures and primary source boxes;- an updated furthTrade ReviewWith an authoritative and highly readable prose that testifies to Gallant’s long-established mastery of his field, the newly expanded edition of Modern Greece presents an extremely timely and balanced account of social and political history in the country from the 19th century to the present day. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand Greece and its people. * Sappho Xenakis, Birkbeck, University of London, UK *Hands down, the most lucid, comprehensive, and readable history we have of Modern Greece. This completely new edition -- with a new framing, new material on Greece's past breathless decade, and new conclusions -- shows Gallant's great versatility as a truly contemporary historian. The book also provides something few modern Greek histories do: a critical awareness of broader contexts. The Ottoman Empire, Europe, the forces of Globalization -- Gallant presents Greece both on its own terms and within the multiple frames that have shaped and continue to shape it. Highly recommended for the expert and newcomer alike. * Katherine Fleming, New York University, USA *Thomas Gallant’s Modern Greece is by far the best concise history of Modern Greece. The recent updated edition is in fact an almost completely new book, not only covering the more recent events in Greek history but also providing much needed background from the Ottoman period. The book has been further enhanced with new maps, images, and text boxes, providing the reader with a taste of the primary materials historians use. This book will be an invaluable source to students of Modern Greek history. It is approachable, insightful, well-designed, enjoyable, and yet academically thorough at the same time. * Exdoxios Doxiadis, Simon Fraser University, Canada *Modern Greece by Tom Gallant is a successful example of how to compose a national history without writing a national biography. The great upheavals in historiography during the last few decades have challenged how we write national histories. In this book, Gallant adopts the perspectives and the methods of transnational, social and cultural history to explicate how a distinctive society in the Eastern Mediterranean and Southern Europe responded to the challenges of the making of the modern world over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries. * Antonis Liakos, University of Athens, Greece *A skilful narrative of the history of Greece from the insurrection against the Ottoman Empire in 1821 to the rise of SYRIZA. * European Review of History *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments List of Illustrations List of Maps List of Text-boxes List of Tables List of Charts Timelines 1. The Greek World in its Ottoman Context 2. The War for Independence, 1821-1833 3. Building the Modern State, 1833-1909 4. Constructing the Modern Nation: Cultures, Identities, and Diversity 5. The 'National Question': Irredentism and Foreign Policy 6. Society and Economy in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries 7. From a Nation United to a Nation Divided, 1909-1919 8. The Inter-war Period, 1909-1940: a Time of Turmoil 9. The Terrible Decade: Occupation and Civil War, 1940-1950 10. Reconstruction and Retribution, 1950-1960 11. Dictatorship, Democratic Restoration and Europeanization, 1967-1990 12. From Boom to Bust in the Age of Globalization, 1990-2015 Suggestions for Further Reading Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Greece the Decade of War
Book SynopsisIn this book, acclaimed historian David Brewer investigates explores 1940s Greece -- one of the most tumultuous decades in Greece''s modern history. Beginning in 1941, the occupation of Greece by Germany was intensely brutal: children starved on the streets of Athens; the Jewish population was decimated in the Holocaust; heroic acts of resistance were met with vicious reprisals. When Greece was finally freed from Nazi rule in 1944, the fractured and embittered nation became engulfed in civil war, as conflict flared between the British and American-sponsored government and communist-led rebels. In Greece, The Decade of War, Brewer expertly analyses these events and in doing so provides a compelling military and political history.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Prologue 1. The Albanian Gateway to Greece 2. Mussolini's War on Greece 3. The German Invasion 4. The Battle for Crete 5. The Occupation Begins 6. Hyperinflation and Starvation 7. The Emergence of the Communists 8. Early Resistance 9. SOE, the Andartes and Gorgopotamos 10. Village and City 11. The Destruction of the Jews 12. The Fractured Resistance 13. The Question of the King 14. The Cairo Conference, August 1943 15. The Italian Armistice and the First Communist Offensive 16. The Resistance in Crete 17. Upheaval in the Greek Government 18. Liberation 19. Towards Sunday December 3rd 1944 20. The Battle for Athens 21. Dhamaskinos, Churchill and the Varkiza Agreement 22. The Government, the Communists and the Elections 23. The Truman Doctrine 24. 1947 – Civil War and American Involvement 25. Terror from Left and Right 26. The Plight of the Greek Children 27. The Marshall Plan 28. The Ending of the Civil War Epilogue Chronology Notes Select Bibliography
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