{"product_id":"the-greek-achievement-isbn-9780140293234","title":"The Greek Achievement","description":"\u003cb\u003eCharles Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e's \u003cb\u003eThe Greek Achievement\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003cb\u003eAeschylus, Euripides\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eSophocles\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003eHomer\u003c\/b\u003e's epics; the philosophical revolutions of \u003cb\u003ePlato\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eAristotle\u003c\/b\u003e; and the conquests of \u003cb\u003eAlexander the Great\u003c\/b\u003e. Lavishly illustrated with photographs and maps, \u003cb\u003eThe Greek Achievement\u003c\/b\u003e paints a sweeping panorama of the ancient Greeks' world and provides a rich, contemporary overview of their enduring contribution to world civilization.Preface\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e1. Recreating the World of Ancient Greece\u003cbr\u003e2. The Formation of the Greek World\u003cbr\u003e3. Homer's World: Heroes and the Coming of the City-State\u003cbr\u003e4. An Expanding World: 800-550 B.C.\u003cbr\u003e5. New Identities: The Consolidation of the City-State\u003cbr\u003e6. Underlying Patterns: Land and Slavery\u003cbr\u003e7. Underlying Patterns: Spiritual Life\u003cbr\u003e8. Revolutions in Wisdom: New Directions in the Archaic Age\u003cbr\u003e9. Creating the Barbarian: The Persian Wars\u003cbr\u003e10. The Fifth Century: The Politics of Power 478-404 B.C.\u003cbr\u003e11. The Athenian Democracy\u003cbr\u003e12. Homage to Dionysus: The Drama Festivals\u003cbr\u003e13. Man Is the Measure: Philosophers and Speculators, 450-330 B.C.\u003cbr\u003e14. Relationships\u003cbr\u003e15. Transitions: The Greek World in the Fourth Century B.C.\u003cbr\u003e16. Alexander\u003cbr\u003e17. The Hellenistic World\u003cbr\u003e18. Mathematics, Science, and Medicine\u003cbr\u003e19. The Greeks and Rome\u003cbr\u003e20. The Greeks in the Roman Empire\u003cbr\u003e21. Conclusion: The Greek Achievement\u003cbr\u003eDate List\u003cbr\u003eFurther Reading\u003cbr\u003eIndexIn more than thirty years, Charles Freeman's travels have taken him to most of the sites mentioned in \u003cb\u003eThe Greek Achievement\u003c\/b\u003e, from Aphrodisias to Olympia, from Troy to Delphi. He has dug on all three continents surrounding the Mediterranean and served as academic director on summer schools on Renaissance Italy.  His books include \u003cb\u003eEGYPT, GREECE AND ROME\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003eCIVILIZATIONS OF THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN\u003c\/b\u003e; and \u003cb\u003eLEGACIES OF THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS\u003c\/b\u003e.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305530544357,"sku":"NP9780140293234","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140293234.jpg?v=1767739665","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-greek-achievement-isbn-9780140293234","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}