Richard, Carl J. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-193) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780742556232 (cloth : alk. paper) 0742556239 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007039018 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political science--History--United States--18th century.<br/>Political science--History.--Greece<br/>Political science--History.--Rome<br/>Philosophy, American--18th century.<br/>Founding Fathers of the United States.<br/>Civilization, Classical.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JA84.U5  / R484 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.0973/09033