Hall, Edith, 1959-

Introducing the ancient Greeks : from Bronze Age seafarers to navigators of the Western mind / Edith Hall. - First edition. - xxviii, 305 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-287) and index.

Seafaring Mycenaeans -- The creation of Greece -- Frogs and dolphins round the pond -- Inquiring Ionians -- The open society of Athens -- Spartan inscrutability -- Rivalrous Macedonians -- God-kings and libraries -- Greek minds and Roman power -- Pagan Greeks and Christians.

9780393239980 (hardcover)

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Greece--History--To 146 B.C.
Greece--History--146 B.C.-323 A.D.
Greece--Civilization--To 146 B.C.

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