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Author : Frank Roy Willis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 537 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (313 download)
Download or read book Western Civilization written by Frank Roy Willis and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frank Roy Willis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780669614084
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (14 download)
Download or read book From the rise of Athens through the 17th century written by Frank Roy Willis and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anthony Everitt
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0812994590
Total Pages : 585 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)
Download or read book The Rise of Athens written by Anthony Everitt and published by Random House. This book was released on 2016-12-06 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A magisterial account of how a tiny city-state in ancient Greece became history’s most influential civilization, from the bestselling author of acclaimed biographies of Cicero, Augustus, and Hadrian Filled with tales of adventure and astounding reversals of fortune, The Rise of Athens celebrates the city-state that transformed the world—from the democratic revolution that marked its beginning, through the city’s political and cultural golden age, to its decline into the ancient equivalent of a modern-day university town. Anthony Everitt constructs his history with unforgettable portraits of the talented, tricky, ambitious, and unscrupulous Athenians who fueled the city’s rise: Themistocles, the brilliant naval strategist who led the Greeks to a decisive victory over their Persian enemies; Pericles, arguably the greatest Athenian statesman of them all; and the wily Alcibiades, who changed his political allegiance several times during the course of the Peloponnesian War—and died in a hail of assassins’ arrows. Here also are riveting you-are-there accounts of the milestone battles that defined the Hellenic world: Thermopylae, Marathon, and Salamis among them. An unparalleled storyteller, Everitt combines erudite, thoughtful historical analysis with stirring narrative set pieces that capture the colorful, dramatic, and exciting world of ancient Greece. Although the history of Athens is less well known than that of other world empires, the city-state’s allure would inspire Alexander the Great, the Romans, and even America’s own Founding Fathers. It’s fair to say that the Athenians made possible the world in which we live today. In this peerless new work, Anthony Everitt breathes vivid life into this most ancient story. Praise for The Rise of Athens “[An] invaluable history of a foundational civilization . . . combining impressive scholarship with involving narration.”—Booklist “Compelling . . . a comprehensive and entertaining account of one of the most transformative societies in Western history . . . Everitt recounts the high points of Greek history with flair and aplomb.”—Shelf Awareness “Highly readable . . . Everitt keeps the action moving.”—Kirkus Reviews Praise for Anthony Everitt’s The Rise of Rome “Rome’s history abounds with remarkable figures. . . . Everitt writes for the informed and the uninformed general reader alike, in a brisk, conversational style, with a modern attitude of skepticism and realism.”—The Dallas Morning News “[A] lively and readable account . . . Roman history has an uncanny ability to resonate with contemporary events.”—Maclean’s “Elegant, swift and faultless as an introduction to his subject.”—The Spectator “An engrossing history of a relentlessly pugnacious city’s 500-year rise to empire.”—Kirkus Reviews “Fascinating history and a great read.”—Chicago Sun-Times
Author : Frank Roy Willis
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (72 download)
Download or read book Western Civilization: From the rise of Athens through the 17th century written by Frank Roy Willis and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 627 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete written by Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Athens: Its Rise and Fall" is the most significant and well-written history of ancient Greece by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, one of Britain's most famous historical novelists. It gives valuable insight into the advancement of civilization, from superstitions to a desire for freedom and representative government.
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/.
Download or read book Western Civilization written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Plutarch
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1802067299
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Rise And Fall of Athens written by Plutarch and published by Random House. This book was released on 2024-02-29 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plutarch traces the fortunes of Athens through nine lives - from Theseus, its founder, to Lysander, its Spartan conqueror - in this seminal work What makes a leader? For Plutarch the answer lay not in great victories, but in moral strengths. In these nine biographies, taken from his Parallel Lives, Plutarch illustrates the rise and fall of Athens through nine lives, from the legendary days of Theseus, the city's founder, through Solon, Themistocles, Aristides, Cimon, Pericles, Nicias and Alcibiades, to the razing of its walls by Lysander. Plutarch ultimately held the weaknesses of its leaders responsible for the city's fall. His work is invaluable for its imaginative reconstruction of the past, and profound insights into human life and achievement. This edition of Ian Scott-Kilvert's seminal translation, fully revised with a new introduction and notes by John Marincola, now also contains Plutarch's attack on the first historian, 'On the Malice of Herodotus'.
Author : Eustace Mandeville Wetenhall Tillyard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The Athenian Empire and the Great Illusion written by Eustace Mandeville Wetenhall Tillyard and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Hamish Aird
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 9780823938285
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (382 download)
Download or read book Pericles written by Hamish Aird and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2003-12-15 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the life and accomplishments of the Athenian leader who held power during the high point of Athenian civilization, and places him in the context of his times.
Author : Anthony Everitt
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445664771
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book The Rise of Athens written by Anthony Everitt and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the modest city-state that would become the birthplace of democracy
Author : George William Cox
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781437097979
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (979 download)
Download or read book The Athenian Empire (1888) written by George William Cox and published by Kessinger Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Author : Robin Waterfield
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1447207173
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (472 download)
Download or read book Athens: A History written by Robin Waterfield and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-07-26 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An up-to-date accessible history of the phenomenal rise and fall of the greatest city of antiquity, describing its rise to pre-eminence and rapid demise as the greatest of all Greek tragedies. The first history of the city to continue the story through 1500 years of obscurity to its romantic revival under Byron's influence and up to the present day, is eminently qualified to write this book. A classicist by training, he has translated many of the key texts for Penguin Classics and OUP, is intimate with the latest scholarship and travels to Greece every year.
Author : Margaret C. Miller
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521607582
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (75 download)
Download or read book Athens and Persia in the Fifth Century BC written by Margaret C. Miller and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-08-19 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First comprehensive collection of evidence of the relations between Athens and Persia in fifth century BC.
Author : Nancy Evans
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520945484
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Civic Rites written by Nancy Evans and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2010-05-03 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civic Rites explores the religious origins of Western democracy by examining the government of fifth-century BCE Athens in the larger context of ancient Greece and the eastern Mediterranean. Deftly combining history, politics, and religion to weave together stories of democracy’s first leaders and critics, Nancy Evans gives readers a contemporary’s perspective on Athenian society. She vividly depicts the physical environment and the ancestral rituals that nourished the people of the earliest democratic state, demonstrating how religious concerns were embedded in Athenian governmental processes. The book’s lucid portrayals of the best-known Athenian festivals—honoring Athena, Demeter, and Dionysus—offer a balanced view of Athenian ritual and illustrate the range of such customs in fifth-century Athens.
Author : Howard Crosby Butler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The Story of Athens written by Howard Crosby Butler and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Hans van Wees
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857722905
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (577 download)
Download or read book Ships and Silver, Taxes and Tribute written by Hans van Wees and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-04 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historians since Herodotus and Thucydides have claimed that the year 483 BCE marked a turning point in the history of Athens. For it was then that Themistocles mobilized the revenues from the city's highly productive silver mines to build an enormous war fleet. This income stream is thought to have become the basis of Athenian imperial power, the driving force behind its democracy and the centre of its system of public finance. But in his groundbreaking new book, Hans van Wees argues otherwise. He shows that Themistocles did not transform Athens, but merely expanded a navy-centred system of public finance that had already existed at least a generation before the general's own time, and had important precursors at least a century earlier. The author reconstructs the scattered evidence for all aspects of public finance, in archaic Greece at large and early Athens in particular, to reveal that a complex machinery of public funding and spending was in place as early as the reforms of Solon in 594 BCE. Public finance was in fact a key factor in the rise of the early Athenian state - long before Themistocles, the empire and democracy.
