The Unity of Mankind in Greek Thought

by Harold Baldry

The idea of the unity of mankind did not come easily to the Greeks. Its eventual emergence has been ascribed to various sources, not least to Alexander the Great. Professor Baldry believes that it cannot be attributed to any single individual, but that the true picture is a long and complicated chain of development to which many contributed. In this book Professor Baldry describes this development from Homer to Cicero when, although the traditional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521118115
• ISBN13: 9780521118118
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"