Horizon History of Ancient Greece
Horizon History of Ancient Greece

Author: William Harlan Hale

Publisher: New Word City

Published: 2017-03-21

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1640190414

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Here, from award-winning historian William Harlan Hale, is the ever-fascinating story of ancient Greece - from the Bronze-Age cultures of Crete and Mycenae, the rise of the Greek city-states, and the wars with Persia to the golden age of Athens under Pericles, the Hellenistic age after Alexander's conquests, and, finally, the slow decline to the status as a Roman province.

Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece

Author: Jeremy McInerney

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780500293379

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An extensively illustrated introduction to ancient Greek history

Horizon
Horizon

Author: Neil Brodie

Publisher: McDonald Institute Monographs

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 576

ISBN-13:

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The Cycladic Islands of Greece played a central role in Aegean prehistory, and many new discoveries have been made in recent years at sites ranging in date from the Mesolithic period to the end of the Bronze Age. In the well-illustrated chapters of this book, based on the recent conference held at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research in Cambridge, international scholars including leading Greek archaeologists offer new information about recent developments, many arising from hitherto unpublished excavations. The book contains novel theoretical insights into the workings of culture process in the prehistoric cultures of the islands. It will be an indispensable resource for students and scholars interested in the prehistory of the Aegean and in the contributions made to its development by the prehistoric inhabitants of the Cyclades.

The Horizon Book of Ancient Greece
The Horizon Book of Ancient Greece

Author: William Harlan Hale

Publisher: Random House Value Pub

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 9780517435458

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Combines a history of Greek civilization with a panorama display of art and architecture and a collection of significant literary works

Lords of the Horizons
Lords of the Horizons

Author: Jason Goodwin

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2014-06-10

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 1466874872

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"A work of dazzling beauty...the rare coming together of historical scholarship and curiosity about distant places with luminous writing." --The New York Times Book Review Since the Turks first shattered the glory of the French crusaders in 1396, the Ottoman Empire has exerted a long, strong pull on Western minds. For six hundred years, the Empire swelled and declined. Islamic, martial, civilized, and tolerant, in three centuries it advanced from the dusty foothills of Anatolia to rule on the Danube and the Nile; at the Empire's height, Indian rajahs and the kings of France beseeched its aid. For the next three hundred years the Empire seemed ready to collapse, a prodigy of survival and decay. Early in the twentieth century it fell. In this dazzling evocation of its power, Jason Goodwin explores how the Ottomans rose and how, against all odds, they lingered on. In the process he unfolds a sequence of mysteries, triumphs, treasures, and terrors unknown to most American readers. This was a place where pillows spoke and birds were fed in the snow; where time itself unfolded at a different rate and clocks were banned; where sounds were different, and even the hyacinths too strong to sniff. Dramatic and passionate, comic and gruesome, Lords of the Horizons is a history, a travel book, and a vision of a lost world all in one.

Ancient Magic: A Practitioner's Guide to the Supernatural in Greece and Rome
Ancient Magic: A Practitioner's Guide to the Supernatural in Greece and Rome

Author: Philip Matyszak

Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Published: 2019-08-20

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 0500774617

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An accessible historical exploration of the methods and motivations behind using magic in ancient Greece and Rome. In the ancient world, magic was everywhere. The supernatural abounded, turning flowers into fruit and caterpillars into butterflies. In a time before scientists studied weather patterns and figured out what caused the Earth’s most mysterious phenomena, it was magic that packed a cloud full of energy until it exploded with thunderbolts. It was everyday magic, but it was still magical. In Ancient Magic, author Philip Matyszak ushers readers into that world, showing how ancient Greeks and Romans concocted love potions and cast curses, how they talked to the dead and protected themselves from evil spirits. He takes readers to a world where gods interacted with humans and where people could not only talk to spirits and deities, but could themselves become divine. Ancient Magic presents us with a new understanding of the role of magic, combining a classical historiography with a practical how-to guide. Using a wide array of sources and lavish illustrations, this book offers an engaging and accessible way into the supernatural for all.

The Making of the Ancient Greek Economy
The Making of the Ancient Greek Economy

Author: Alain Bresson

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2015-11-03

Total Pages: 649

ISBN-13: 1400852455

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A revolutionary account of the ancient Greek economy This comprehensive introduction to the ancient Greek economy revolutionizes our understanding of the subject and its possibilities. Alain Bresson is one of the world's leading authorities in the field, and he is helping to redefine it. Here he combines a thorough knowledge of ancient sources with innovative new approaches grounded in recent economic historiography to provide a detailed picture of the Greek economy between the last century of the Archaic Age and the closing of the Hellenistic period. Focusing on the city-state, which he sees as the most important economic institution in the Greek world, Bresson addresses all of the city-states rather than only Athens. An expanded and updated English edition of an acclaimed work originally published in French, the book offers a groundbreaking new theoretical framework for studying the economy of ancient Greece; presents a masterful survey and analysis of the most important economic institutions, resources, and other factors; and addresses some major historiographical debates. Among the many topics covered are climate, demography, transportation, agricultural production, market institutions, money and credit, taxes, exchange, long-distance trade, and economic growth. The result is an unparalleled demonstration that, unlike just a generation ago, it is possible today to study the ancient Greek economy as an economy and not merely as a secondary aspect of social or political history. This is essential reading for students, historians of antiquity, and economic historians of all periods.

Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece

Author: William Harlan Hale

Publisher: iBooks

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13:

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An intelligent survey of ancient Greece, designed for anyone who would welcome the chance to learn more about the subject with ease, clarity and accuracy. Ancient Greece was the cradle of western civilization; like Rome, its influences on the world, in law, language, architecture, philosophy, and the art of government, remain with us to this day. In this richly illustrated volume, the reader can enjoy an all-around introduction to the politics, people, culture, and everyday life of the world of ancient Greece. Unlike most general histories, the reader will come to know this remarkable culture directly from the Greeks themselves, in their own words, through the works of orators, philosophers, historians, poets, playwrights, and satirists.