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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
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Book Specifications

SKUID
:
G2764
ISBN
:
0385495536
Published Year
:
2003
Author
:
Thomas Cahill
Publisher
:
Nan A. Talese
Book Condition
:
Used Like New
Condition Note
:
This is a used book, in good condition.
Book Binding Type
:
Hard Back
Language
:
English
No. of Pages
:
304
Dimensions
:
21.5 x 15 cm
Availability
:
In Stock

Book Description

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 Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, Thomas Cahill 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, Cahill makes the distant past relevant to the present.