Ancient Greece: The Definitive Visual History - Hardcover

$50.00

Ancient Greece: The Definitive Visual History - Hardcover

Name: Ancient Greece: The Definitive Visual History - Hardcover
Brand: BooksCloud
SKU: 9780593961599
Price: 50.00 USD
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by DK

$50.00

Book Overview

Embark upon a lavish visual journey through ancient Greeceâ "its origins, its rise and fall, and its legacy that still permeates the Western world today.

Spanning more than 3,000 years, Ancient Greece explores the tumultuous history of this glorious empire in vivid detailâ "from its Minoan and Mycenaean origins to the apogee of the warring city-states of Athens and Sparta, and from the death of its most charismatic leader, Alexander the Great, to its ultimate defeat by Rome.

Sumptuous photography and authoritative, engaging text cover every facet of life in ancient Greece, from art, entertainment, and schools of thought to politics, medicine, and war, while myths and religious beliefs are explored and explained in visual context.

Greeceâ (TM)s military and political power shines through attractive and detailed maps of its legendary battles. The buried palaces and Athenian agoras where Plato and Socrates discussed philosophy are brought back to life with specially commissioned CGI recreations, while the stories of ordinary citizens, policymakers, and the first Olympic athletes are told with the help of illustrations, artifacts, and eyewitness accounts.

ISBN	9780593961599
Author	DK
Publisher	DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Genre	History
Format	Hardcover
Published	April 2025
Language	ENG- English
Pages	400
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print