Ancient Greece: A Political, Social, and Cultural History Sarah B. Pomeroy, Stanley M. Burstein, Walter Donlan, Jennifer Tolbert Roberts, David Tandy
Publisher: Oxford University Press

They had a common language and culture, but they were very often rivals. Mar 2, 2010 - Deconstructing History: The Acropolis. Mar 1, 2013 - The first foundation of Greek culture that we will look at is its politics. The oppressed classes had acted, for the first time in recorded history, as a political agent. An estimated 40,000 citizens of the city of Athens (out of a population of perhaps 250,000) now had a social power unprecedented in the ancient world. Mar 13, 2012 - Ancient World History. Apr 29, 2014 - Programs Ancient Greece A Political Social and Cultural History · Introducing Patterns of World History Combined Volume At times of the Byzantine Empire, ancient culture has lost its significance, paganism is eradicated. Jun 11, 2013 - About 500 BCE, the Greek city-states or poleis were still largely divided. The gymnasium was at the center of social culture in ancient Greece, much like the public houses of medieval Europe. May 15, 2014 - Papers will examine the place in the identity, duties and virtues of a Greek citizen both of the world of civic sub-divisions and associations and of less structured social, cultural and economic interaction. The Ancient World Prehistoric Eras to 600 c.e. In the sixth century BCE, Greece launched an unprecedented political experiment in direct democracy, with its epicentre in the city-state of Athens. Built over 2500 years ago, the Parthenon remains one of the most visited archeological sites in the world. A central aim will be to investigate the different ways in which Greeks conceived of the scope and limits of politics and citizenship, and the relationship between the roles of the citizen inside and outside the assembly. Nov 30, 2013 - The theater of the city of Sparta, will be restored to its ancient splendor thanks to a joint project by the Greek ministry of culture and the Stavros Niarchos.