The Greeks

by Jean-Pierre Vernant

Book Overview

What do we mean when we speak of ancient Greeks? A person from the Archaic period? The war hero celebrated by Homer? Or the fourth century "political animal" described by Aristotle? In this book, leading scholars show what it meant to be Greek during the classical period of Greek civilization.

The Greeks offers the most complete portraits available of typical Greek personages from Athens to Sparta, Arcadia, Thessaly and Epirus to the city-states...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226853837
• ISBN13: 9780226853833
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"