The Greek world : a study of the history and culture

The Greek world A study of the history and culture

Robert Garland, 1947-

DVD - 2020

The ancient Greeks, more than any other early culture, have given the template for Western civilization. The course takes viewers from the great Classical and Hellenistic eras through Greece's dramatic modern history. Discover Greek culture in examples such as Athenian democracy; Greek religious beliefs; Greek drama, epic poetry, and philosophy; and Greek sculpture, vase painting, and architecture.

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Subjects
Greece > Social life and customs.
Greece > Civilization > To 146 B.C.
Lectures.
Educational films.
Historical films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Lectures
Educational films
Historical films
Nonfiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company [2020]
Language
English
Corporate Author
Teaching Company
Main Author
Robert Garland, 1947- (lecturer)
Corporate Author
Teaching Company (production company)
Item Description
"The Great courses, Topic: History ; Subtopic: Civilization & culture"--Cover.
"Course no. 3189"--Disc labels.
24 lectures lasting 30 minutes each.
Course guidebooks laid in each container. Guidebooks contain outlines for each 30 minute lecture.
Physical Description
4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (242 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Format
DVD.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references in course guidebook.
ISBN
9781629979069
  • Disc 1. Why study the Greek world?
  • Bronze Age Greece: Minoans and Myceneans
  • Dark Age and Archaic Greece
  • Classical Greece: the age of Pericles
  • Alexander the Great: Greek culture spreads
  • Greece, Rome, Byzantium, and Baghdad. Disc 2. Modern ideas of ancient Greece
  • The birth of the Greek nation-state
  • Greek mythology: monsters and misfits
  • Greek religion: dangerous gods, tricky heroes
  • The sensuality of Greek sculpture
  • The perfection of Greek architecture. Disc 3. The monumentality of Greek painting
  • Homer's humanity: the epic experience
  • Greek theater: producing and staging plays
  • Greek drama: laughter and tears
  • Greek politics, law, and public speaking
  • Greek historians: the birth of history. Disc 4. Greek philosophy: man and nature
  • Greek science: discovery and controversy
  • The Greek way of waging war
  • Greek language, literacy, and writing
  • Eating and drinking among the Greeks
  • What does Greece mean to us today?

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