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Ancient Greek civilization
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- Summary
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Lectures introduce the audience to the world of classical Athens, described in the histories of Heroditus and Thucydides and the dialogues of Plato.
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- Creator
- [Jeremy McInerney]
- Format
- Sound Recordings
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Chantilly, VA : Teaching Company, [1998]
- ©1998
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 12 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 booklets (22 cm.)
- ISBNs
- 9781565853201, 1565853202
- OCLC
- ocm61297218
- Credits
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- Lectures by Professor Jeremy McInerney, University of Pennsylvania
- Compact discs.
- In two containers.
- Accompanying booklets include bibliographical references.
- Pt. 1. lecture 1. Greece and the Western world -- lecture 2. Minoan Crete -- lecture 3. Schliemann and Mycenae -- lecture 4. The long twilight -- lecture 5. The age of heroes -- lecture 6. From Sicily to Syria- the growth of trade and colonization -- lecture 7. Delphi and Olympia -- lecture 8. The Spartans -- lecture 9. Revolution -- lecture 10. Tyranny -- lecture 11. The origins of democracy -- lecture 12. Beyond Greece- the Persian empire -- pt. 2. lecture 13. The Persian wars -- lecture 14. The Athenian empire -- lecture 15. The art of democracy -- lecture 16. Sacrifice and Greek religion -- lecture 17. Theater and the competition of art -- lecture 18. Sex and gender -- lecture 19. The Peloponnesian War, part I -- lecture 20. The Peloponnesian War, part II -- lecture 21. Socrates on trial -- lecture 22. Slavery and freedom -- lecture 23. Athens in decline? -- lecture 24. Philip, Alexander, and Greece in transition