From the introduction: ..". By a sort of tacit consent the battle of Chaeronea is considered the minor limit of all that was good and perfect in Greek thought and life. The conquests of Alexander, the high culture of Rhodes and Alexandria, the profound thinking of the later schools, the deep learning, the splendid art, the multiform politics of Hellenism - all this is shut out from the schoolboy, as forming no part of the Greek he is to know, and it is but seldom taken up - with the exception of Theocritus - by those who ...
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From the introduction: ..". By a sort of tacit consent the battle of Chaeronea is considered the minor limit of all that was good and perfect in Greek thought and life. The conquests of Alexander, the high culture of Rhodes and Alexandria, the profound thinking of the later schools, the deep learning, the splendid art, the multiform politics of Hellenism - all this is shut out from the schoolboy, as forming no part of the Greek he is to know, and it is but seldom taken up - with the exception of Theocritus - by those who preserve the habits and prejudices of school in their college life. A man may consider himself, and be considered by the classical English public, an adequate and even distinguished Greek Professor, who has never read Strabo, Diodorus, or Polybius, who has never seen the poems of Aratus, Callimachus, or Apollonius, and who does not know a single date in Greek history between the death of Alexander and the battle of Cynoscephalae. From that time onward the accident tat Greece enters into the field of Roman history lifts the veil, and the student comes upon a Hellenistic world, so different from the old Hellenic republics, that but for the permanence of names and places the people might be difficult to recognize. After the conquest of Greece by Mummius, Greece as a living moment in the world's history is forgotten. ..."
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Original dark blue hardback cover, with gold lettering on the backstrip and a gilt decorative stamp along the top of the front cover and the backstrip. The cover is in fair condition, with slight scuffing to the corners and the top and bottom of the backstrip, and a very small tear in the backstrip. The binding remains firm throughout the pageblock, which is cut, and the leaves are very slightly browned with age especially towards the edges. The text is in good condition, with no annotations, foxing or other significant markings. This book has hardback covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 950grams, ISBN:
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.