They gave us democracy, philosophy, poetry, rational science, the joke. They built the Parthenon and the Library of Alexandria. But who were the ancient Greeks? And what was it that enabled them to achieve so much? This title offers a revelatory way of viewing this geographically scattered people, and more.
Unpacks the mysterious and successful ancient Greek people through 10 personality traits. Their civilization lasted more than 20 centuries, and these 10 chapters look at the traits and pairs them with a different Greek community. Now in paperback.