Twelve Greeks and Romans who Changed the WorldRowman & Littlefield, 2003 - 259 страници In Twelve Greeks and Romans Who Changed the World, Carl J. Richard brings to life a group of men whose contributions fundamentally altered western society. In this compelling narrative, readers encounter a rich cast of characters, including eloquent Homer, shrewd Pericles, fiery Alexander, idealistic Plato, ambitious Caesar, dedicated Paul, and passionate Augustine. As he vibrantly describes the contributions of the individuals, Richard details the historical context in which each lived, showing how these men influenced their world and ours. |
Съдържание
Introduction | 1 |
Founder of Western Literature | 7 |
Founder of Western Science | 17 |
Defender of Greek Civilization | 29 |
Democratic Reformer | 59 |
Founder of Western Philosophy | 95 |
Disseminator of Greek Culture | 115 |
Defender of the Roman Republic | 131 |
Statesman Philosopher and Republican Martyr | 179 |
Founder of the Roman Empire | 191 |
Christian Evangelist | 215 |
Christian Theologian | 233 |
Brief Bibliographical Suggestions for General Readers | 247 |
Photo Credits | 251 |
Index of Translations for Large Quotations | 253 |
Destroyer of the Roman Republic | 159 |
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Aeschylus Alexander Alexander's allies allowed ancient Antony aristocrats Aristotle army Asia Minor assassination Athenian Athens Athens's attack Augustine Augustus battle became bribe Brutus Caesar Caligula called Carthage Carthaginians cavalry century B.C. Christians Cicero citizens civilization claimed classical command conquered conquest consuls Corinth culture death declared defeated Delian League democracy emperor empire enemy enslaved Etruscans Euripides Fabius father fear fight fleet forced Gaius Gauls gods greatest Greece Greek Hannibal Hannibal's Herodotus historians Homer human Italy Jesus killed king land later Latin leaders live Macedon Macedonian military mixed government Mycenaean Nero Octavian Paul Peloponnesian Pericles Persian Persian Empire Philip philosophers Pisistratus Plato poems poet poleis polis political Pompey Pompey's popular possessed refused republic Roman Rome Rome's Salamis Scipio Senate ships slaves Socrates soldiers Solon Sophocles soul Spartan Stoics temple Thales Themistocles theory Thucydides Tiberius tribes victory virtue wealth Western women wrote Xerxes Zeus