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Introducing the Ancient Greeks - 9780393239980

Un libro in lingua di Edith Hall edito da W W Norton & Co Inc, 2014

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Never in a single volume has the full two-thousand-yearstory of the ancient Greeks been told, from the BronzeAge to the triumph of Christianity. Acclaimed classics scholarEdith Hall draws on archaeological discoveries and canonicaltexts to offer readers an invigorating new tour of the foundationsof Western culture.

In Hall’s view, the Greeks’ habit of living by the sea was theirsecret weapon, the trait that made them the perfect conduitfor intellectual and cultural innovations originating throughoutthe ancient world. Coastal villages and routine seafaringexpeditions led the Greeks to cultivate early advances inenergy-harnessing technologies including the water mill andthe sailing ship. In exploring their curiosity, independence,and suspicion of authority, Hall evokes a startling new portraitof the ancient Greek mind. Surprisingly witty and superblyresearched, Introducing the Ancient Greeks will leave readerswith new insights into our most important cultural ancestors.

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