The World of the Ancient Greeks.JOHN CAMP AND ELIZABETH FISHER Tracing 3,500 years of ancient Greek Noun 1. Ancient Greek - the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire Greek, Hellenic, Hellenic language - the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages culture from the Paleolithic era to the Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire (ŏt`əmən), vast state founded in the late 13th cent. by Turkish tribes in Anatolia and ruled by the descendants of Osman I until its dissolution in 1918. , this survey reveals the myriad ways in which these people made unparalleled contributions to the rise of Western civilization. This story is told as much by abundant maps, pictures of artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. , and diagrams of dwellings as by the written word. Individual chapters examine gods and heroes, art and architecture, and the rise of Athens and the ways of its people. An overriding theme throughout the book is the struggle of the Greeks to interact peaceably peace·a·ble adj. 1. Inclined or disposed to peace; promoting calm: They met in a peaceable spirit. 2. Peaceful; undisturbed. with the Persians, Romans, and Minoans and their capacity to adapt through the centuries. Also evident is the Greeks' lasting impact on endeavors from modern politics to athletics. Thames Hudson, 2002, 224 p., color/b&w photos/illus., hardcover, $34.95. |
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