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Hellenistic Civilization
by Tarn
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Plume (1975-01-01)
ISBN: 0452005973
EAN: 9780452005976
Paperback
SKU: P135605
Condition: Very Good
Comments: 0452005973 This 1975 paperback evidences gentle use; it is clean and free of markings but tanning with age. Its cover shows only minor shelf wear; the spine is uncreased and straight. Your book will be carefully protected for transit in sturdy, weather-resistant packaging. We are prompt, efficient, communicative.
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Customer Reviews
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A good view of Greece as a world imperial power
Rating  (4)
Date: 2006-10-21
Democratic classical Greece self-destructed after the disastrous failure of Pericles efforts to create an empire. It was replaced by the empire of Alexander and his successors, where democracy was consigned to oblivion. This became the "Hellenistic" Greek world.
This book is not light reading. However, Tarn's book shows the syncretic nature of Hellenistic political philosophy. Chapters II and III are of particular importance on political philosophy, showing the near total obliteration of democracy as a viable or respected system in the new system of Greek imperial power.
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