Roots of Ancient Greek Civilization
The Influence of Old Europe
Nonfiction, History, World History, Ancient History
| Author: | Harald Haarmann | ISBN: | 9781476615899 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers | Publication: | September 17, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Harald Haarmann |
| ISBN: | 9781476615899 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Publication: | September 17, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Contrary to a prevalent belief of the Western world, that democracy, agriculture, theater and the arts were the attainments of Classical Greek civilization, these were actually a Bronze Age fusion of earlier European concepts and Hellenic ingenuity. This work considers both the multicultural wellspring from which these ideas flowed and their ready assimilation by the Greeks, who embraced these hallmarks of civilization, and refined them to the level of sophistication that defines classical antiquity.
Contrary to a prevalent belief of the Western world, that democracy, agriculture, theater and the arts were the attainments of Classical Greek civilization, these were actually a Bronze Age fusion of earlier European concepts and Hellenic ingenuity. This work considers both the multicultural wellspring from which these ideas flowed and their ready assimilation by the Greeks, who embraced these hallmarks of civilization, and refined them to the level of sophistication that defines classical antiquity.
