Before the Greeks

by M Chahin

Book Overview

Greek civilisation is universally recognised as the basis of the modern West. But what was the basis of the Greek civilisation? From the dawn of history in the empires of Sumer and Babylon, where writing was developed and laws first codified, to the Medes and the Persians whom Alexander the Great conquered, this history charts the political and social changes that took place over the course of many centuries, culminating at last in the intellectual...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0718829506
• ISBN13: 9780718829506
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Lutterworth Press
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.5"