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Eureka! : everything you ever wanted to know about the Ancient Greeks but were afraid to ask, Peter Jones

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In Eureka!, Peter Jones tells their epic story as he expertly guides the reader through the key historical events - from the Trojan War through the wars against the Persians, to the Athenian Empire, the conflict with Sparta, and on through the Byzantine Empire. Along the way he introduces the major figures of the age, including Homer, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Euclid and Archimedes, explores the Greek myths, provides a glimpse of everyday life in ancient times and shows us the very foundations of Western culture. It is a compelling tale unmatchable in its vividness, scope and variety."
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xvi, 383 pages
Contents
  • Machine generated contents note: I.2000-800 bc
  • From Bronze Age to Dark Age
  • II.800--725 bc
  • Competing for glory
  • Olympics and the Olympian gods
  • III.725-700 bc
  • From Homeric hero to Hesiod's peasants
  • IV.c. 700-593 bc
  • Tyranny, poetry and speculation
  • V.593-493 bc
  • Athens: from tyranny to democracy
  • VI.493-450 bc
  • From Persian empire to Athenian
  • tyranny?
  • VII.450-421 bc
  • Athens v. Sparta: the Peloponnesian War
  • VIII.421--399 bc
  • Athens capitulates: the execution of Socrates
  • IX.399--362 bc
  • City-states at war in Greece
  • X.360--336 bc
  • The rise of Macedon: Philip II takes over Greece
  • XI.336--322 bc
  • Alexander the Great and the end of democracy
  • XII.322--229 bc
  • After Alexander: the empire divided
  • XIII.229--146 bc
  • Macedon falls to Rome
  • XIV.146--27 bc
  • The end of Alexander's empire
Isbn
9781782395140
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Eureka! : everything you ever wanted to know about the Ancient Greeks but were afraid to ask
Title
Eureka!
Title remainder
everything you ever wanted to know about the Ancient Greeks but were afraid to ask
Statement of responsibility
Peter Jones
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Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
In Eureka!, Peter Jones tells their epic story as he expertly guides the reader through the key historical events - from the Trojan War through the wars against the Persians, to the Athenian Empire, the conflict with Sparta, and on through the Byzantine Empire. Along the way he introduces the major figures of the age, including Homer, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Euclid and Archimedes, explores the Greek myths, provides a glimpse of everyday life in ancient times and shows us the very foundations of Western culture. It is a compelling tale unmatchable in its vividness, scope and variety."
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Jones, Peter
Dewey number
938
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Ancient Greece
  • Greece, Ancient
  • Greece
  • Greece
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Eureka! : everything you ever wanted to know about the Ancient Greeks but were afraid to ask, Peter Jones
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographic references and index
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volume
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  • still image
  • cartographic image
  • text
Contents
Machine generated contents note: I.2000-800 bc -- From Bronze Age to Dark Age -- II.800--725 bc -- Competing for glory -- Olympics and the Olympian gods -- III.725-700 bc -- From Homeric hero to Hesiod's peasants -- IV.c. 700-593 bc -- Tyranny, poetry and speculation -- V.593-493 bc -- Athens: from tyranny to democracy -- VI.493-450 bc -- From Persian empire to Athenian -- tyranny? -- VII.450-421 bc -- Athens v. Sparta: the Peloponnesian War -- VIII.421--399 bc -- Athens capitulates: the execution of Socrates -- IX.399--362 bc -- City-states at war in Greece -- X.360--336 bc -- The rise of Macedon: Philip II takes over Greece -- XI.336--322 bc -- Alexander the Great and the end of democracy -- XII.322--229 bc -- After Alexander: the empire divided -- XIII.229--146 bc -- Macedon falls to Rome -- XIV.146--27 bc -- The end of Alexander's empire
Control code
000053816569
Dimensions
22 cm.
Extent
xvi, 383 pages
Isbn
9781782395140
Isbn Type
(hbk.)
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System control number
(OCoLC)895263796
Label
Eureka! : everything you ever wanted to know about the Ancient Greeks but were afraid to ask, Peter Jones
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographic references and index
Carrier category
volume
Content category
  • still image
  • cartographic image
  • text
Contents
Machine generated contents note: I.2000-800 bc -- From Bronze Age to Dark Age -- II.800--725 bc -- Competing for glory -- Olympics and the Olympian gods -- III.725-700 bc -- From Homeric hero to Hesiod's peasants -- IV.c. 700-593 bc -- Tyranny, poetry and speculation -- V.593-493 bc -- Athens: from tyranny to democracy -- VI.493-450 bc -- From Persian empire to Athenian -- tyranny? -- VII.450-421 bc -- Athens v. Sparta: the Peloponnesian War -- VIII.421--399 bc -- Athens capitulates: the execution of Socrates -- IX.399--362 bc -- City-states at war in Greece -- X.360--336 bc -- The rise of Macedon: Philip II takes over Greece -- XI.336--322 bc -- Alexander the Great and the end of democracy -- XII.322--229 bc -- After Alexander: the empire divided -- XIII.229--146 bc -- Macedon falls to Rome -- XIV.146--27 bc -- The end of Alexander's empire
Control code
000053816569
Dimensions
22 cm.
Extent
xvi, 383 pages
Isbn
9781782395140
Isbn Type
(hbk.)
Other physical details
maps
System control number
(OCoLC)895263796

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