The Greeks, Roderick Beaton
The Greeks, Roderick Beaton
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The Greeks
A Global History

Author: Roderick Beaton

Narrator: Anna Crowe

Unabridged: 16 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 11/02/2021


Synopsis

A sweeping history of the Greeks, from the Bronze Age to today  

More than two thousand years ago, the Greek city-states, led by Athens and Sparta, laid the foundation for much of modern science, the arts, politics, and law. But the influence of the Greeks did not end with the rise and fall of this classical civilization. As historian Roderick Beaton illustrates, over three millennia Greek speakers produced a series of civilizations that were rooted in southeastern Europe but again and again ranged widely across the globe.  
 
In The Greeks, Beaton traces this history from the Bronze Age Mycenaeans who built powerful fortresses at home and strong trade routes abroad, to the dramatic Eurasian conquests of Alexander the Great, to the pious Byzantines who sought to export Christianity worldwide, to today’s Greek diaspora, which flourishes on five continents. The product of decades of research, this is the story of the Greeks and their global impact told as never before.  

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nikoleta on July 12, 2015

Ενα πολυ καλο βιβλιο για τον Έλληνα της κλασσικής εποχής, γραμμένο απο πολυ καλους επιστήμονες οπου ο καθένας αναλύει τον τομέα του. Αθηναίοι, Σπαρτιάτες, Μικρασιάτες και άλλοι, ανιχνέυονται κ μελετούνται πολυπρισματικά, στριατιώτες, δούλοι, θρησκεύομενοι κ απλοι πολίτες, ως θεατές και ομιλητες. Ολο......more

Goodreads review by Federico on August 04, 2019

Muy buena colección de ensayos sobre diversos aspectos de la cultura griega. Algunos artículos son mejores que otros, lo que es casi inevitable en un conjunto de este tipo, aunque todos tienen algo a destacar. En particular, me interesaron algunos que tratan temas de los que poco conocía: los refere......more

Goodreads review by Marilyn on June 25, 2022

Ma ei tea, kuidas ma küll alles nüüd selle teose lugemiseni jõudsin (eriti kui arvestada, kui kaua see mul kodus olemas on olnud). Ütleks, et kulus hädasti ära.......more

Goodreads review by Jules.614 on December 16, 2021

Saggio interessante. Forse meno completo del saggio precedente sull'uomo romano, che comprendeva anche figure come lo schiavo o il povero.......more