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Will Durant - The Story of Civilization 02 - The Life of Greece

 
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Book Description

2nd in the Civilization series - Re-creates Greek civilization from the prehistoric culture of Crete to the Roman conquest.

II. The Life of Greece (1939)
This volume covers Ancient Greece.

1. Aegean Prelude: 3500-1000 BC
    Crete
    Before Agamemnon
    The Heroic Age
2. The Rise of Greece: 1000-480 BC
    Sparta
    Athens
    The Great Migration
    The Greeks in the West
    The Gods of Greece
    The Common Culture of Early Greece
    The Struggle for Freedom
    "The realization of self-government was something new in the world; life without kings had not yet been dared by any great society. Out of this proud sense of independence, individual and collective, came a powerful stimulus to every enterprise of the Greeks; it was their liberty that inspired them to incredible accomplishments in arts and letters, in science and philosophy." (p.233)
3. The Golden Age: 480-399 BC
    Pericles and the Democratic Experiment
    Work and Wealth in Athens
    The Morals and Manners of the Athenians
    The Art of Periclean Greece
    The Advancement of Learning
    The Conflict of Philosophy and Religion
    The Literature of the Golden Age
    The Suicide of Greece
    "As surprising as anything else in this civilization is the fact that it was brilliant without the aid or stimulus of women." (p.305)
4. The Decline and Fall of Greek Freedom: 399-322 BC
    Philip
    Letters and Arts in the Fourth Century
    The Zenith of Philosophy
    Alexander
    "The class war had turned democracy into a contest in legislative looting." (p.554)
5. The Hellenistic Dispersion: 322-146 BC
    Greece and Macedonia
    Hellenism and the Orient
    Egypt and the West
    Books
    The Art of the Dispersion
    The Climax of Greek Science
    The Surrender of Philosophy
    The Coming of Rome
    ”We have tried to show that the essential cause of the Roman conquest of Greece was the disintegration of Greek civilization from within. No great nation is ever conquered until it has destroyed itself.” (p.659)
Epilogue: Our Greek Heritage

About the author
William James Durant (November 5, 1885 November 7, 1981) was an American philosopher, historian, and writer. He is best known for his authorship and co-authorship with his wife Ariel Durant of The Story of Civilization.
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