Moral Values and Political Behaviour in Ancient Greece - From Homer to the End of the Fifth Century

In this book, Professor Adkins undertakes an examination of certain key value-words in the period between Homer and the end of the fifth century. The behavior of these words both affected and was affected by the nature of the society in which their usage developed. The author shows how only with a complete understanding of the implications and significance of these value-words can the essence of the Greeks and their society be grasped.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: A. W H Adkins, A. W. H. Adkins
• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 17.07.2025
• EAN: 9780393008265
• ISBN: 978-0-393-00826-5
• Abmessung: 127 mm x 203 mm x 25 mm
• Gewicht: 203 g
• Serien: Ancient Culture and Society; Ancient Culture and Society
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE