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Ancient Greek mythology Hide and seek history Hinges of history ; v. 4 PBS DVD goldBeaton, Roderick
Summary: A sweeping history of the Greeks, from the Bronze Age to today More than two thousand years ago, the Greek city-states, led by Athens and Sparta, laid the foundation for much of modern science, the arts, politics, and law. But the influence of the Greeks did not end with the rise and fall of this classical civilization. As historian Roderick Beaton illustrates, over three millennia Greek...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 BEASummary: The story of ancient Greece's Golden Age is told through the lives of its prominent figures, including Cleisthenes, Themistocles, Pericles, and Socrates. Topics covered include the building of the Acropolis, the Battle of Marathon, and the philosophers of the Academy.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2000
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GREGraziosi, Barbara.
Summary: "The gods of Olympus are the most colorful characters of Greek civilization: even in antiquity, they were said to be cruel, oversexed, mad, or just plain silly. Yet for all their foibles and flaws, they proved to be tough survivors, far outlasting classical Greece itself. In Egypt, the Olympian gods claimed to have given birth to pharaohs; in Rome, they led respectable citizens into orgiastic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt & Co 2014
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Summary: Describes the events in Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey," from the causes of the Trojan War to the legendary Greek and Trojan characters, the end of the war, and Odysseus's harrowing journey home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 292.13 NARCahill, Thomas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909.0982 CAHHerman, Arthur
Summary: A history of the influential rivalry between Plato and Aristotle traces the Western world's ongoing battle of ideas to their competing philosophies, demonstrating how their contrasting views on everything became the twin fountainheads of Western culture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Randome House 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909.0982 HERCahill, Thomas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2003
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 909.0982 CahilPeterson, Megan Cooley.
Summary: From the beginnings of democracy to important scientific discoveries, the leaders and thinkers of ancient Greece had a great impact on the world around them. Learn how the achievements of Homer, Plato, Alexander the Great, and others still influence our world today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2015
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Summary: "A brilliant synthesis of African and African-American history that shows how slavery differed in different regions of the country, and how the Africans and their descendants influenced the culture, commerce, and laws of the early United States"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.0496 FISMarx, Jonny
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Publisher / Publication Date: 360 Degrees, an imprint of Tiger Tales 2024