Ebook: A culture of freedom : ancient Greece and the origins of Europe
Author: Meier Christian
- Tags: Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B C, Greece -- Politics and government -- To 146 B C, Greece -- History -- To 146 B C, Greece -- History -- Persian Wars 500-449 B C, Europe -- Civilization -- Greek influences, Political science -- Greece -- History, HISTORY -- Ancient -- Greece, Politics and government, Civilization, Civilization -- Greek influences, Political science, Europe, Greece
- Year: 2012
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- City: New York, Europe, Greece, Oxford, Greece., Europe.
- Language: English, German
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The book takes us on a tour through the rich spectrum of Greek life and culture, from their epic and lyric poetry, political thought and philosophy, to their social life, military traditions, sport, and religious festivals, and finally to the early stages of Greek democracy. Running as a connecting thread throughout is a people's attempt to create a society based upon the concept of freedom rather than naked power.