Summary
Paul Cartledge: Ancient Greece
The ancient Greeks made it possible to lay the political, artistic, educational, philosophical and scientific foundations on which the later civilization and culture of the West would be built. The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece offers a contemporary interpretation of classical Greek culture, political relations and even warfare. It examines the effects of environment and economy, tensions between states, the role of myth and religion, paying attention to the experiences of ordinary people, soldiers, slaves and peasants. You can see all the complexity of the ancient society, which was capable of great achievements that left a mark on our civilization.
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