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Greeks and Romans bearing gifts : how the ancients inspired the Founding Fathers
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- Creator
- Carl J. Richard
- Format
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2008]
- ©2008
- Physical Details
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- xi, 203 pages : maps ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780742556232, 0742556239
- OCLC
- ocn173640810
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-193) and indexes.
- The storytellers and the founders -- Sparta and individual rights -- The Persian wars and the superiority of republican government -- Athens and the perils of democracy -- The fall of Greece and the need for a strong central government -- Early Rome and republican virtue -- The fall of the Roman republic and the need for vigilance -- The Roman emperors and the preciousness of liberty