Greeks and Romans bearing gifts : how the ancients inspired the Founding Fathers /
Richard, Carl J.
Greeks and Romans bearing gifts : how the ancients inspired the Founding Fathers / Carl J. Richard. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2008. - xi, 203 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-193) and indexes.
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.
9780742556232 (cloth : alk. paper) 0742556239 (cloth : alk. paper)
2007039018
Political science--History--United States--18th century.
Political science--History.--Greece
Political science--History.--Rome
Philosophy, American--18th century.
Founding Fathers of the United States.
Civilization, Classical.
JA84.U5 / R484 2008
320.0973/09033
Greeks and Romans bearing gifts : how the ancients inspired the Founding Fathers / Carl J. Richard. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2008. - xi, 203 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-193) and indexes.
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.
9780742556232 (cloth : alk. paper) 0742556239 (cloth : alk. paper)
2007039018
Political science--History--United States--18th century.
Political science--History.--Greece
Political science--History.--Rome
Philosophy, American--18th century.
Founding Fathers of the United States.
Civilization, Classical.
JA84.U5 / R484 2008
320.0973/09033