The Life of Greece
of Will Durant
Series: The Story of Civilization #2
Description
The Story of Civilization, Volume II: A history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the Death of Alexander to the Roman Conquest. The Life of Greece is a survey of ancient Greece whose scope and style recalls the golden age of historical writing, before specialization. Durant, in this second volume of The Story of Civilization, tells the whole story of Hellas, from the days of Crete's vast Aegean empire to the extirpation of the last remnants of Greek liberty, crushed under the heel of an implacably forward-marching Rome. The dry minutiae of battles and sieges, tortuous statecraft of tyrant and king, are given less emphasis in what is pre-eminently a vivid recreation of Greek culture, written in a supple and vigorous prose. [from cover]
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 754 pages
- Publisher Fine Communications
- Publication Date March 1st 1993
- First Publication 11/06/39
- Language English
- ISBN 9781567310139
- Edition Not informed
- Category History & Politics
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