Greece category: 2003 books

Hellenomania, the second volume in the MANIA series, presents a wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary exploration of the modern reception of ancient Greek material culture in cultural practices ranging from literature to architecture, stage and costume design, painting, sculpture, cinema, and the performing...

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William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was a tour de force in American politics around the end of the 19th century. Bryan had a long, distinguished career in politics as a liberal in the Democratic Party, including serving as Secretary of State and presidential candidate. He advocated...

The name of Greece was not used by the inhabitants of the country. They called their land HELLAS, and themselves HELLENES. At first the word HELLAS signified only a small district in Thessaly, from which the Hellenes gradually spread over the whole country. The names of GREECE and GREEKS come to us...

History of Greece Volume 2: Grecian History to the Reign of Pisistratus at Athens, is part two of George Grotes epic history of Greece.

History of Greece Volume 4: Greeks and Persians, is part four of George Grote's epic history of Greece.

An enormous amount of literature exists on Greek law, economics, and political philosophy. Yet no one has written a history of trust, one of the most fundamental aspects of social and economic interaction in the ancient world. In this fresh look at antiquity, Steven Johnstone explores the way democracy...

"Lawmaking and Adjudication in Archaic Greece" re-evaluates central aspects of the genesis and application of laws in the communities of archaic Greece, including the structure and function of legislative bodies, the composition of the courts, the administration of justice and the use and...

Examining every aspect of the culture from antiquity to the founding of Constantinople in the early Byzantine era, this thoroughly cross-referenced and fully indexed work is written by an international group of scholars. This Encyclopedia is derived from the more broadly focused Encyclopedia...

William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 July 26, 1925) was a tour de force in American politics around the end of the 19th century. Bryan had a long, distinguished career in politics as a liberal in the Democratic Party, including serving as Secretary of State and presidential candidate. He advocated...

In Search of the Greeks offers an engaging introduction to the societies of Classical Greece. Making extensive use of ancient sources and illustrated with some hundred and fifty photographs, drawings, maps and plans, many now for the first time in colour, the book introduces key topics of ancient...

These sketches were written and published on the Internet over twenty years ago after the author traveled to Italy and Greece on a whim of discovery. Instead of being informative in telling where to eat and what to see or where to stay, they detail experiences that are as varied and diverse as the...

This guide to the nation of Greece includes comprehensive and unique information with professional analysis from the U.S. government, with information from the State Department and Central Intelligence Agency contributing to the up-to-date coverage. An overview of the Eurozone crisis by the Congressional...

This carefully crafted ebook: “Myths And Legends Of Ancient Greece And Rome - Unabridged” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. A comprehensive collection of all the major and minor gods of Rome and Greece, with descriptions of festivals and retellings...