The life of Greece : being a history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the death of Alexander, to the Roman conquest ; with an introduction on the prehistoric culture of Crete /
"A history of Greek government, industry, manners, morals, religion, philosophy, science, literature and art from the earliest times to the Roman conquest"--Jacket subtitle.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon and Schuster,
1939.
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| Series: | Durant, Will, 1885-1981. Story of civilization ;
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Table of Contents:
- Aegean prelude: 3500-1000 BC: Chronological table
- Crete
- Before Agamemnon
- Heroic age
- Rise of Greece: 1000-480 BC: Chronological table
- -Sparta
- Athens
- Great migration
- Greeks in the West
- Gods of Greece
- Common culture of early Greece
- Struggle for freedom
- Golden age: 480-399 BC: Chronological table
- Pericles and the democratic experiment
- Work and wealth in Athens
- Morals and manners of the Athenians
- Art of Periclean Greece
- Advancement of learning
- Conflict of philosophy and religion
- Literature of the golden age
- Suicide of Greece
- Decline and fall of Greek freedom: 399-322 BC: Chronological table
- Philip
- Letters and arts in the fourth century
- Zenith of philosophy
- Alexander
- Hellenistic Dispersion: 322-146 BC: Chronological table
- Greece and Macedon
- Hellenism and the Orient
- Egypt and the West
- Books
- Art of the dispersion
- Climax of Greek science
- Surrender of philosophy
- Coming of Rome
- Epilogue: Our Greek heritage
- Glossary of foreign words
- Index.