01878cam a2200313 i 4500 514396747 TxAuBib 20211201120000.0 210427s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021012414 9781541618299 HRD 35.00 1541618297 HRD 35.00 TxAuBib rda Beaton, Roderick. The Greeks [BOOK] : a global history / Roderick Beaton. First edition. New York : Basic Books, 2021. xii, 288 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. More than two thousand years ago, the Greek city-states, led by Athens and Sparta, laid the foundation for much of modern science, the arts, politics, and law. But the influence of the Greeks did not end with the rise and fall of this classical civilization. As historian Roderick Beaton illustrates, over three millennia Greek speakers produced a series of civilizations that were rooted in southeastern Europe but again and again ranged widely across the globe. In The Greeks, Beaton traces this history from the Bronze Age Mycenaeans who built powerful fortresses at home and strong trade routes abroad, to the dramatic Eurasian conquests of Alexander the Great, to the pious Byzantines who sought to export Christianity worldwide, to today’s Greek diaspora, which flourishes on five continents. Provided by publisher. 20211201. Civilizations Greek influences. Greeks Ethnic identity. Greece Civilization. Greece History.