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Who's Who in the Greek World
Contributor(s): Hazel, John (Author)
ISBN: 0415124972     ISBN-13: 9780415124973
Publisher: Routledge
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Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: November 1999
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Annotation: From monarchs and poets to corrupt officials and traitors, this A-Z guide takes readers on a fascinating biographical tour of ancient Greece. Entries offer vivid portraits based on the latest research in the field and cover the entire spectrum of ancient Greece:
Philosophers like Socrates and Plato
Poets, including Sappho and Sophocles
Monarchs and warriors from Alexander the Great to the brilliant Theban general Epaminondas
Memorably infamous figures such as the traitor Ephalites and Alexander's corrupt treasurer Harpalus
And many more.
This accessible and enjoyable reference is an invaluable resource for students of literature and history, travelers, and anyone interested in Western classical culture and heritage.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
Dewey: B
LCCN: 99046943
Series: Who's Who (Routledge)
Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6.36" W x 9.6" (1.58 lbs) 302 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Academic
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region - Greece
 
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Was there such a person as Homer? Who were the key figures in the first democracy of the Western World? Who is the father of tragedy? Who is the father of history?
Of all the world's ancient civilisations, it is perhaps the Ancient Greece that has the strongest hold over the modern imagination. The history, philosophy and literature continue to intrigue and enthral. Now John Hazel has compiled the definitive biographical guide to the Greek and Hellenistic world from 750 BC to the end of the Roman Empire.
The lives of Alexander the Great, Socrates and Plato are opened up, but so too are those of lesser-known figures: Bacchylides the lyric poet; Chares the general; and the traitor Ephialtes, giving a thorough and fascinating overview of life in Ancient Greece.