TY  - BOOK
AU  - Richard,Carl J.
TI  - Greeks and Romans bearing gifts: how the ancients inspired the Founding Fathers 
SN  - 9780742556232 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - JA84.U5 R484 2008
U1  - 320.0973/09033 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Lanham, Md.
PB  - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
KW  - Political science
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 18th century
KW  - Greece
KW  - Rome
KW  - Philosophy, American
KW  - Founding Fathers of the United States
KW  - Civilization, Classical
N1  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0805/2007039018.html
ER  -