The Glory That Was Greece
a survey of Hellenic culture and civilization
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THE GLORY THAT WAS GREECE
PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT
INTRODUCTION
Hellenism
The Land and its People
I ÆGEAN CIVILISATION
A New Chapter of History
Crete, the Doorstep of Europe
Progress of Ægean Culture
The Mainland Palaces
The Makers of Ægean Art
II THE HEROIC AGE
The Northern Invaders
Homer and the Achæans
The Shield of Achilles
Kings and Gods
Art of the Epic Period
The Hero’s Home
Hesiod’s World
III THE AGES OF TRANSITION
The Coming of Apollo
Athletics
Sparta
Pallas Athene
Tyranny and Culture
Ionia
The West
IV THE GRAND CENTURY
The Rise of Athens
Pheidias
Ictinus and the Temple-builders
Tragedy and Comedy
Aidôs
V THE FOURTH CENTURY
Athens
Sparta and Thebes
Fourth-century Culture
Sculpture
The Other Arts
Literature and Philosophy
VI THE MACEDONIAN WORLD
Alexander and his Work
Alexander in Art
Alexandria
Athens and her Philosophers
VII EPILOGUE
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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