Greek People

Name: Greek People
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ISBN: 9780072869033

ISBN-10: 0072869038

ISBN-13: 9780072869033

Edition: 4th 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Robert B. Kebric

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Robert Kebric explains the ancient classical Greek world by focusing on individual personalities, what is known about them & their world views. Both famous & everyday individuals become lenses through which the reader can understand the values & characteristics of ancient Greece.

Book details

List price: $117.33
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 7/28/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Robert B. Kebric is a professor of Ancient Greek and Roman History at the University of Louisville. Kebric uses every necessary source to draw together the complete history of culture and society in his books, Greek People and Roman People.



Preface


Illustrations and Maps


Chronology



After Homer: A New Age Finds Its Voice-Archilochus of Paros, Poet, Soldier, Illegitimate Son



A World of Iron and Tyrants: Hesiod the Bard, Polycrates of Samos, and Eupalinus the Engineer



The Panhellenic Games: Phayllus of Croton-An Early Sports Hero



Eros Unchained: Bisexuality Among the Greeks-Sappho of Lesbos, Harmodius and Aristogiton of Athens, Theodotus and His Lovers



The Problem with Persia: East Against West-Polygnotus, Politics, and Paintbrushes



A Gilded Edge for a Golden Age: Aspasia the Courtesan in Periclean Athens



Rowdies, Rogues, and Robbers: The Other Side of Law in Fifth- and Fourth-Century Athens-Eratosthenes the Adulterer, Conon the Thug, "Clytemnestra" the Poisoner, Diogeiton the Embezzler, and Phormio the Con-Artist



Hellenistic Science, Technology, and Fantasy: Alexander and His Submarine Adventure


Epilogue


Appendix: People of Atlantis: Plato's Imagination--or Recycled Minoans?


Glossary and Pronunciation


Guide Acknowledgments


Illustration Credits


Index