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Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens - A History of Ancient Greece (Paperback)
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Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens - A History of Ancient Greece (Paperback)
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Loot Price R581
Discovery Miles 5 810
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'WE GREEKS ARE ONE IN BLOOD AND ONE IN LANGUAGE; WE HAVE TEMPLES TO
THE GODS AND RELIGIOUS RITES IN COMMON, AND A COMMON WAY OF LIFE.'
So the fifth-century historian Herodotus has the Athenians declare,
in explanation of why they would never betray their fellow Greeks
to their 'barbarian' Persian enemy. And he could easily have added
other common features to this list, such as clothing, culinary
traditions, and political institutions. But if the Greeks
understood their kinship to one another, why did so many of them
fight for the invading Persians? And why, more generally, is
ancient Greek history so often one of internecine wars and other,
less violent forms of competition? This extraordinary contradiction
is the central theme of Robin Waterfield's magisterial new history
of ancient Greece. From their emergence in the Mediterranean around
750 BCE to the Roman conquest of the last of the Greco-Macedonian
kingdoms in 30 BCE, this is the complete story of the ancient
Greeks. Equal weight is given to all eras of Greek history-the
Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods-and to the celebrated
figures who shaped it, from Solon and Pericles to Alexander and
Cleopatra. In addition, by incorporating the most recent
scholarship in classical history and archaeology, the book provides
fascinating insights into Greek law, religion, philosophy, drama,
and the role of women and slaves in ancient Greek society. A
brilliant account of a remarkable civilization, Creators,
Conquerors, and Citizens presents a comprehensive and compelling
portrait of the perennial paradox of ancient Greece: political
disunity combined with underlying cultural solidarity.
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