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Author : A. J. Festugiere
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0915138980
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (151 download)
Download or read book Freedom and Civilization Among the Greeks written by A. J. Festugiere and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christian Meier
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019991219X
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)
Download or read book A Culture of Freedom written by Christian Meier and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian Meier is one of Europe's preeminent authorities on the classical world. A Culture of Freedom marks the apex of his lifelong research on ancient Greek culture. Beginning with a section on medieval and modern Europe's enormous inheritance of Greek institutions and ideas, the book moves on to chronicle the rise of Greek civilization from the Bronze Age to the Greco-Persian wars. Throughout, the author provides fresh insight into the "Greek miracle," as he illuminates the well-known features of Greek culture--from epic and lyric poetry to warfare, athletics, philosophy, religion, and democracy. What made these achievements possible and so enduring? Meier argues that across the whole range of human experience--in politics and philosophy no less than in war, sport, and religion--there was one common denominator among the ancient Greeks: an attempt to find compromise, balance, and understanding in the face of problems others usually solved by means of power. A Culture of Freedom is an original and learned portrait of a civilization that still captivates and inspires.
Author : Herodotus
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603846794
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (38 download)
Download or read book On the War for Greek Freedom written by Herodotus and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2003-03-15 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for students with little or no background in ancient Greek language, history, and culture, this new abridgment presents those selections that comprise Herodotus’ historical narrative. These are meticulously annotated, and supplemented with a chronology of the Archaic Age, Historical Epilogue, glossary of main characters and places, index of proper names, and maps.
Author : John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron Acton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 690 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The History of Freedom written by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron Acton and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kurt Raaflaub
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226701011
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (1 download)
Download or read book The Discovery of Freedom in Ancient Greece written by Kurt Raaflaub and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2004-02 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although there is constant conflict over its meanings and limits, political freedom itself is considered a fundamental and universal value throughout the modern world. For most of human history, however, this was not the case. In this book, Kurt Raaflaub asks the essential question: when, why, and under what circumstances did the concept of freedom originate? To find out, Raaflaub analyses ancient Greek texts from Homer to Thucydides in their social and political contexts. Archaic Greece, he concludes, had little use for the idea of political freedom; the concept arose instead during the great confrontation between Greeks and Persians in the early fifth century BCE. Raaflaub then examines the relationship of freedom with other concepts, such as equality, citizenship, and law, and pursues subsequent uses of the idea—often, paradoxically, as a tool of domination, propaganda, and ideology. Raaflaub's book thus illuminates both the history of ancient Greek society and the evolution of one of humankind's most important values, and will be of great interest to anyone who wants to understand the conceptual fabric that still shapes our world views.
Author : Baron John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
ISBN 13 : 1465531025
Total Pages : 889 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (655 download)
Download or read book The History of Freedom written by Baron John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on with total page 889 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bruce S. Thornton
Publisher : Encounter Books
ISBN 13 : 1893554570
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (935 download)
Download or read book Greek Ways written by Bruce S. Thornton and published by Encounter Books. This book was released on 2002-10-31 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing with wit and erudition, Thornton discusses in fascinating detail those areas of Greek life--sexuality and sexual roles; slavery and war; philosophy and politics--that some modern critics have made into Rcontested sites.S He also reclaims the importance of those core ideas the Greeks invented, ideas about human fate and purpose that have shaped the modern world.
Author : Sviatoslav Dmitriev
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780199705146
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (51 download)
Download or read book The Greek Slogan of Freedom and Early Roman Politics in Greece written by Sviatoslav Dmitriev and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book elucidates the many uses of the slogan of freedom by ancient Greeks, beginning with the Peloponnesian war and continuing throughout the Hellenistic period, and shows in detail how the Romans appropriated and adjusted Greek political vocabulary and practices to establish the pax Romana over the Mediterranean world.
Author : Johann P. Arnason
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118561678
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (185 download)
Download or read book The Greek Polis and the Invention of Democracy written by Johann P. Arnason and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-29 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greek Polis and the Invention of Democracy presents a series of essays that trace the Greeks’ path to democracy and examine the connection between the Greek polis as a citizen state and democracy as well as the interaction between democracy and various forms of cultural expression from a comparative historical perspective and with special attention to the place of Greek democracy in political thought and debates about democracy throughout the centuries. Presents an original combination of a close synchronic and long diachronic examination of the Greek polis - city-states that gave rise to the first democratic system of government Offers a detailed study of the close interactionbetween democracy, society, and the arts in ancient Greece Places the invention of democracy in fifth-century bce Athens both in its broad social and cultural context and in the context of the re-emergence of democracy in the modern world Reveals the role Greek democracy played in the political and intellectual traditions that shaped modern democracy, and in the debates about democracy in modern social, political, and philosophical thought Written collaboratively by an international team of leading scholars in classics, ancient history, sociology, and political science
Author : Edith Hall
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393244121
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)
Download or read book Introducing the Ancient Greeks: From Bronze Age Seafarers to Navigators of the Western Mind written by Edith Hall and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2014-06-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Wonderful…a thoughtful discussion of what made [the Greeks] so important, in their own time and in ours." —Natalie Haynes, Independent The ancient Greeks invented democracy, theater, rational science, and philosophy. They built the Parthenon and the Library of Alexandria. Yet this accomplished people never formed a single unified social or political identity. In Introducing the Ancient Greeks, acclaimed classics scholar Edith Hall offers a bold synthesis of the full 2,000 years of Hellenic history to show how the ancient Greeks were the right people, at the right time, to take up the baton of human progress. Hall portrays a uniquely rebellious, inquisitive, individualistic people whose ideas and creations continue to enthrall thinkers centuries after the Greek world was conquered by Rome. These are the Greeks as you’ve never seen them before.
Author : W. McGrath
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137369485
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)
Download or read book German Freedom and the Greek Ideal written by W. McGrath and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-12-18 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces this German idea of freedom from the late Enlightenment through the early twentieth century. McGrath shows how German intellectual and artists invoked the ancient Greeks in order to inspire Germans to cultural renewal and to enrich their understanding of freedom as something deeper and more urgent that political life could offer.
Author : Jacob Burckhardt
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486420965
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (864 download)
Download or read book History of Greek Culture written by Jacob Burckhardt and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1963-01-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monumental work by a distinguished European scholar presents a scrupulously realistic approach to ancient Greek civilization. Professor Burckhardt dispenses with superficial and sentimental views of ancient Greece to embrace a more sophisticated and accurate vision of a complex culture that practiced both the best and worst elements of the social contract. A penetrating thinker with a genius for concrete illustration, Burckhardt begins with a thorough account of the development of the polis, or city-state, exploring its regional variations and offering a balanced appraisal of its virtues and faults. In the second part, he discusses fine arts and their expression, with particular focus on sculpture, painting, and architecture. Part Three examines poesy and music, with an in-depth account of Homeric traditions and their role in maintaining the form and order of Greek beliefs and myths, as well as a consideration of other poetic forms, including the classical theater. The final part comprises perceptive accounts of numerous and enduring Greek achievements in philosophy, science, and oratory. In addition to an excellent glossary, the work is profusely illustrated with 80 photographs and many fine drawings.
Author : Georgios Anagnostopoulos
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319963139
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)
Download or read book Democracy, Justice, and Equality in Ancient Greece written by Georgios Anagnostopoulos and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-16 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The original essays in this volume discuss ideas relating to democracy, political justice, equality and inequalities in the distribution of resources and public goods. These issues were as vigorously debated at the height of ancient Greek democracy as they are in many democratic societies today. Contributing authors address these issues and debates about them from both philosophical and historical perspectives. Readers will discover research on the role of Athenian democracy in moderating economic inequality and reducing poverty, on ancient debates about how to respond to inborn and social inequalities, and on Plato’s and Aristotle’s critiques of Greek participatory democracies. Early chapters examine Plato’s views on equality, justice, and the distribution of political and non-political goods, including his defense of the abolition of private property for the ruling classes and of the equality of women in his ideal constitution and polis. Other papers discuss views of Socrates or Aristotle that are particularly relevant to contemporary political and economic disputes about punishment, freedom, slavery, the status of women, and public education, to name a few. This thorough consideration of the ancient Greeks' work on democracy, justice, and equality will appeal to scholars and researchers of the history of philosophy, Greek history, classics, as well as those with an interest in political philosophy.
Author : Josiah Ober
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691173141
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)
Download or read book The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece written by Josiah Ober and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major new history of classical Greece—how it rose, how it fell, and what we can learn from it Lord Byron described Greece as great, fallen, and immortal, a characterization more apt than he knew. Through most of its long history, Greece was poor. But in the classical era, Greece was densely populated and highly urbanized. Many surprisingly healthy Greeks lived in remarkably big houses and worked for high wages at specialized occupations. Middle-class spending drove sustained economic growth and classical wealth produced a stunning cultural efflorescence lasting hundreds of years. Why did Greece reach such heights in the classical period—and why only then? And how, after "the Greek miracle" had endured for centuries, did the Macedonians defeat the Greeks, seemingly bringing an end to their glory? Drawing on a massive body of newly available data and employing novel approaches to evidence, Josiah Ober offers a major new history of classical Greece and an unprecedented account of its rise and fall. Ober argues that Greece's rise was no miracle but rather the result of political breakthroughs and economic development. The extraordinary emergence of citizen-centered city-states transformed Greece into a society that defeated the mighty Persian Empire. Yet Philip and Alexander of Macedon were able to beat the Greeks in the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BCE, a victory made possible by the Macedonians' appropriation of Greek innovations. After Alexander's death, battle-hardened warlords fought ruthlessly over the remnants of his empire. But Greek cities remained populous and wealthy, their economy and culture surviving to be passed on to the Romans—and to us. A compelling narrative filled with uncanny modern parallels, this is a book for anyone interested in how great civilizations are born and die. This book is based on evidence available on a new interactive website. To learn more, please visit: http://polis.stanford.edu/.
Author : Susanne Carlsson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9785150926547
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (265 download)
Download or read book Hellenistic Democracies written by Susanne Carlsson and published by . This book was released on 2009-09-30 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Hellenistic period, the Greek city states were thought to have lost their independence and thus also their means of democratic government. This study shows that interstate relations among the Greek cities of coastal Asia Minor were still active at that time. Measures were taken to solve conflicts and to strengthen ties of friendship among cities, but the cities did not refrain from claiming their rights from each other and even waging wars; in the power struggle between the changing hegemons, the polis had possibilities to maneuver fairly independently. By systematizing and analyzing the frequency and contents of Hellenistic decrees enacted by the councils and the demos of four East Greek city states, this study shows that the latter were democratically ruled, and the issues primarily concerned foreign relations. However, in the second half of the second century BC, polis decrees gradually decreased, ceasing altogether towards the end of the first century BC. A possible reason was the growing power of Rome and the establishment of the Roman province of Asia in 129 BC. Under a sole hegemon, the polis no longer had possibilities to set its own agenda.
Author : A W Pickard Cambridge
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781022715073
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Demosthenes And The Last Days Of Greek Freedom 383 322 written by A W Pickard Cambridge and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Cambridge offers a detailed account of the life and times of Demosthenes, the great orator and champion of Athenian democracy. He also explores the wider political and social context of ancient Greece during the tumultuous period of Macedonian hegemony. Highly informative and well-researched, it is a must-read for anyone interested in this fascinating period of history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Paul Cartledge
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191577839
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)
Download or read book The Greeks written by Paul Cartledge and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2002-10-10 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an original and challenging answer to the question: 'Who were the Classical Greeks?' Paul Cartledge - 'one of the most theoretically alert, widely read and prolific of contemporary ancient historians' (TLS) - here examines the Greeks and their achievements in terms of their own self-image, mainly as it was presented by the supposedly objective historians: Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon. Many of our modern concepts as we understand them were invented by the Greeks: for example, democracy, theatre, philosophy, and history. Yet despite being our cultural ancestors in many ways, their legacy remains rooted in myth and the mental and material contexts of many of their achievements are deeply alien to our own ways of thinking and acting. The Greeks aims to explore in depth how the dominant group (adult, male, citizen) attempted, with limited success, to define themselves unambiguously in polar opposition to a whole series of 'Others' - non-Greeks, women, non-citizens, slaves and gods. This new edition contains an updated bibliography, a new chapter entitled 'Entr'acte: Others in Images and Images of Others', and a new afterword.
