The Shortest History of Greece: The Odyssey of a Nation from Myth to Modernity Heneage James
The Shortest History of Greece: The Odyssey of a Nation from Myth to Modernity Heneage James From ancient glory to recent struggles, this vivid chronicle of the Greeks illuminates our origins and…
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The Shortest History of Greece: The Odyssey of a Nation from Myth to Modernity Heneage James
From ancient glory to recent struggles, this vivid chronicle of the Greeks illuminates our origins and uncovers urgent lessons for today. Pericles and the Parthenon may be familiar, but what of Epaminondas, the Theban general who saved the Greek world from Spartan tyranny? The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read.Philosophy, art, democracy, language, even computers--the products of Greek civilization have profoundly shaped our world.
"Byzantine" often conjures a vague notion of decadence and deadly intrigue, yet the thousand-year empire that ruled from Constantinople and saved Europe from invasion twice was, in fact, Greek.Modern Greece's story, too, is one of catastrophe and triumph, Alexander the Great's fame has rolled down the centuries, but the glorious Hellenistic Age that followed is largely forgotten.