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"Cahill explores the legacy of the ancient Greeks, from the origins of Greek culture to the birth of Western literature."@en
"Cahill explores the legacy of the ancient Greeks, from the origins of Greek culture to the birth of Western literature."
"The Greeks invented everything from Western warfare to mystical prayer, from logic to statecraft. Many of their achievements, particularly in art and philosophy, are widely celebrated, other important innovations and accomplishments, however, are unknown or underappreciated. In [this book, the author] explores the legacy, good and bad, of the ancient Greeks. From the origins of Greek culture in the migrations of armed Indo-European tribes into Attica and the Peloponnesian peninsula, to the formation of the city-states, to the birth of Western literature, poetry, drama, philosophy, art, and architecture, [the author] makes the distant past relevant to the present.-Dust jacket."
"Bestselling history writer Thomas Cahill continues his series on the roots of Western civilization with this volume about the contributions of ancient Greece to the development of contemporary culture. Tracing the origin of Greek culture in the migrations of armed Indo-European horsemen into Attica and the Peloponnesian peninsula, he follows their progress into the creation of the Greek city-states, the refinement of their machinery of war, and the flowering of intellectual and artistic culture. Cahill credits the Greeks with creating Western militarism, shaping Christianity, and giving us the intellectual foundations on which we base everything from dictionaries to filing systems. Cahill ably demonstrates the fascinating uniqueness of ancient Greek culture, but also shows its startling reincarnations in contemporary contexts."@en

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"Sailing the wine-dark sea [why the Greeks matter]"@en
"Sailing the wine-dark sea [why the Greeks matter]"
"Sailing the wine-dark sea"@en
"Sailing the wine-dark sea why the Greeks matter"@en
"Sailing the wine-dark sea why the Greeks matter"
"Sailing the wine dark sea why the Greeks matter"
"Sailing the wine-dark sea : why the Greeks matter"@en

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