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Greeks and Romans bearing gifts : how the ancients inspired the Founding Fathers / Carl J. Richard.

By: Publication details: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2008.Description: xi, 203 p. : maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780742556232 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0742556239 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.0973/09033 22
LOC classification:
  • JA84.U5 R484 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks JA84 .U5 R484 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001072171

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.

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