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The Greeks
- A Global History
- Narrated by: Anna Crowe
- Length: 16 hrs and 38 mins
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Summary
A sweeping history of the Greeks, from the Bronze Age to today
More than 2,000 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 speakers produced a series of civilizations that were rooted in southeastern Europe but again and again ranged widely across the globe.
In The Greeks, Beaton traces this history from the Bronze Age Mycenaeans who built powerful fortresses at home and strong trade routes abroad, to the dramatic Eurasian conquests of Alexander the Great, to the pious Byzantines who sought to export Christianity worldwide, to today’s Greek diaspora, which flourishes on five continents. The product of decades of research, this is the story of the Greeks and their global impact told as never before.
Critic reviews
“A monumental, sweeping history of the Greeks covering more than three thousand years right up to the present day. Authoritative, compelling, and beautifully written. A wonderful book.” (Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads)
“A masterpiece, from a towering expert in all things Greek.” (Gregory Nagy, Harvard University)
"Roderick Beaton has given us a wonderful big picture of the Greeks, with a very generous cross-cultural, temporal, and geographical sweep. At the same time, the book’s solid detail and careful distinctions - for example, between the Platonic and the Christian vocabulary for 'virtue'—should help in discouraging political exploitation of stilted, anachronistic ideas about Greek civilization.” (Sarah Ruden, translator and author of Paul Among the People)