Greeks and Romans bearing gifts : how the ancients inspired the Founding Fathers / Carl J. Richard.
2008
320.097309033 R511g 2008
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Title
Greeks and Romans bearing gifts : how the ancients inspired the Founding Fathers / Carl J. Richard.
Author
ISBN
9780742556232 (cloth : alk. paper)
0742556239 (cloth : alk. paper)
0742556239 (cloth : alk. paper)
Imprint
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2008.
Language
English
Description
xi, 203 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Call Number
320.097309033 R511g 2008
System Control No.
(OCoLC)173640810
(OCoLC)173640810
(OCoLC)173640810
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-193) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note
The storytellers and the founders
Sparta and individual rights
The Persian wars and the superiority of republican government
Athens and the perils of democracy
The fall of Greece and the need for a strong central government
Early Rome and republican virtue
The fall of the Roman republic and the need for vigilance
The Roman emperors and the preciousness of liberty.
Sparta and individual rights
The Persian wars and the superiority of republican government
Athens and the perils of democracy
The fall of Greece and the need for a strong central government
Early Rome and republican virtue
The fall of the Roman republic and the need for vigilance
The Roman emperors and the preciousness of liberty.
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