A Smaller History of Greece: from the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest (Cosimo Classics Reference) - William Smith - Books - Cosimo Classics - 9781596056022 - November 1, 2005
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A Smaller History of Greece: from the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest (Cosimo Classics Reference)

William Smith

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A Smaller History of Greece: from the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest (Cosimo Classics Reference)

The literary education of a Spartan youth was of a most restricted kind. He was taught to despise literature as unworthy of a warrior, while the study of eloquence and philosophy, which were cultivated at Athens with such extraordinary success, was regarded at Sparta with contempt. -from Chapter IV Intended for school use, this 1865 abridgement of Smith's more comprehensive History of Greece is an excellent introduction to classical history for readers of all ages. From the geography and distant origins of the Greek nation and culture to the Greek colonies and Persian and Peloponnesian Wars through the conquests of Alexander the Great, this clear, concise, highly readable work is a pocket-size Greek history for antiquity buffs to treasure and refer to again and again. British classicist and lexicographer SIR WILLIAM SMITH (1813¬-1893) was editor of the Quarterly Review, and also wrote Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1842), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1849), and Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1857).

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released November 1, 2005
ISBN13 9781596056022
Publishers Cosimo Classics
Pages 268
Dimensions 127 × 203 × 15 mm   ·   294 g
Language English  

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