The Greek Achievement The Foundation of the Western World

Charles Freeman, "The Greek Achievement: The Foundation of the Western World"
English | 2000 | ISBN: 014029323X | PDF | pages: 540 | 42.9 mb
Charles Freeman’s The Greek Achievement traces the entire course of ancient Greek history across thousands of years-from the Mycenaean and Minoan civilizations of the Bronze Age through the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. This brilliant account celebrates the incredible range of Greek achievement: the architectural marvels of the Athenian Acropolis; the birth of drama and the timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles; Homer’s epics; the philosophical revolutions of Plato and Aristotle; and the conquests of Alexander the Great. Lavishly illustrated with photographs and maps, The Greek Achievement paints a sweeping panorama of the ancient Greeks’ world and provides a rich, contemporary overview of their enduring contribution to world civilization.