Ancient Greece
Subtitle: the dawn of the Western world
By: Furio Durando.
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
Subjects: Art, Ancient -- Greece.; Art, Hellenistic.; Architecture, Greek -- Mediterranean Region -- Pictorial works.; Cities and towns, Ancient -- Greece -- Tours.; Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B.C.; Mediterranean Region -- Antiquities -- Pictorial works.
Description: Ancient Greece: The Dawn of the Western World sets out to relate the story of ancient Greece, its civilization, culture, and art, in a way no publication has ever done before. The book takes readers on a journey of discovery, using more than 1000 photographs of outstanding quality, many of them never before published. The book opens with a brief but complete history of Hellas, from its origins through the Roman conquest, and then moves on to an exploration of how the ancient Greeks lived - the homes they dwelled in, the jewelry they wore, the religions they practiced, the dramas they performed, the wars they fought, the games they played.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 288) and index.
Some pages fold-out to reveal other illustrations and text.