An edition of The Story of Civilization II: The Life of Greece
(1939)
The life of Greece
being a history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the death of Alexander, to the Roman conquest ; with an introduction on the prehistoric culture of Crete
by Will Durant
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"A history of Greek government, industry, manners, morals, religion, philosophy, science, literature and art from the earliest times to the Roman conquest"--Jacket subtitle.
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History, Civilization, Greece, Civilisation, Histoire, ancient Greece, Griekse oudheid, Historia Geral, Greek Civilization, Middle East, To 622, Greece, civilization, Textbooks, Ancient HistoryPlaces
Greece, Middle East, Crete (Greece)Times
1500 - 250 bc, To 146 B.C.Showing 10 featured editions. View all 43 editions?
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1939-01-01, Simon & Schuster
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Table of Contents
Aegean prelude: 3500-1000 BC: Chronological table
Crete
Before Agamemnon
Heroic age
Rise of Greece: 1000-480 BC: Chronological table - -Sparta
Athens
Great migration
Greeks in the West
Gods of Greece
Common culture of early Greece
Struggle for freedom
Golden age: 480-399 BC: Chronological table
Pericles and the democratic experiment
Work and wealth in Athens
Morals and manners of the Athenians
Art of Periclean Greece
Advancement of learning
Conflict of philosophy and religion
Literature of the golden age
Suicide of Greece
Decline and fall of Greek freedom: 399-322 BC: Chronological table
Philip
Letters and arts in the fourth century
Zenith of philosophy
Alexander
Hellenistic Dispersion: 322-146 BC: Chronological table
Greece and Macedon
Hellenism and the Orient
Egypt and the West
Books
Art of the dispersion
Climax of Greek science
Surrender of philosophy
Coming of Rome
Epilogue: Our Greek heritage
Glossary of foreign words
Index.
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The 2nd book in the 11 book outline of civilization; it synthesizes the origins, rise, fall, and cultural achievements of ancient Greece.
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