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The Greeks

Auteur(s): Roderick Beaton
Narrateur(s): Anna Crowe
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 A sweeping history of the Greeks, from the Bronze Age to today

More than two thousand years ago, the Greek city-states, led by Athens and Sparta, laid the foundation for much of modern science, the arts, politics, and law. But the influence of the Greeks did not end with the rise and fall of this classical civilization. As historian Roderick Beaton illustrates, over three millennia Greek speakers produced a series of civilizations that were rooted in southeastern Europe but again and again ranged widely across the globe.

In The Greeks, Beaton traces this history from the Bronze Age Mycenaeans who built powerful fortresses at home and strong trade routes abroad, to the dramatic Eurasian conquests of Alexander the Great, to the pious Byzantines who sought to export Christianity worldwide, to today’s Greek diaspora, which flourishes on five continents. The product of decades of research, this is the story of the Greeks and their global impact told as never before.  Ancienne Astronomie et science de l’espace Europe Grèce Monde Science Grèce antique Histoire ancienne Ancient Greek History

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“A monumental, sweeping history of the Greeks covering more than three thousand years right up to the present day. Authoritative, compelling, and beautifully written. A wonderful book.”—Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads
“A masterpiece, from a towering expert in all things Greek.”—Gregory Nagy, Harvard University
"Roderick Beaton has given us a wonderful big picture of the Greeks, with a very generous cross-cultural, temporal, and geographical sweep. At the same time, the book’s solid detail and careful distinctions—for example, between the Platonic and the Christian vocabulary for "virtue"—should help in discouraging political exploitation of stilted, anachronistic ideas about Greek civilization.”—Sarah Ruden, translator and author of Paul Among the People
"A remarkable and readable book: this single, masterful volume lays out the entire thirty-five-century history of the Greek-speaking peoples. From Minoan to modern times, their triumphs, their tragedies, and above all their endurance are all here. For anyone who wants to understand Greece today, this is the place to start."—Ian Morris, author of Why the West Rules—For Now
“Over three millennia, the locus of the Greek spirit has shifted perpetually. In antiquity it darted about between the cities, harbors, and mountain valleys of the east Mediterranean, moving eventually through the swathes of North Africa, the Levant and southwest Asia where Alexander and his successors held sway. In modern times, it has flowed between the footloose global diaspora and the two volatile states which embody Greekness. In a tour de force, Roderick Beaton has managed to tie this story together in a single compelling narrative, written with deep affection and hard-earned knowledge of all things Greek.”—Bruce Clark, author of Athens: A History
“Histories of the Greeks have so far been written with a classical or a modern bias, but Roderick Beaton does not play favorites: with the vantage-point of a scholar enjoying a deep knowledge of Byzantium as well as all phases of Greek literature, he weaves together a vivid narrative reaching from the age of heroes and lore down to the present. The Greeks emerge not as a single nation but rather as a series of great civilizations. They were often at odds with each other but, in all phases of their long history, contributed cultural capital to the rest of the world. Beaton’s Greeks are always on the move, self-reflexive, and surprising. Their story has not yet been told in a global fashion, as it is here.”—Anthony Kaldellis, Ohio State University
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"The Greeks" gives a good overall taste of the subject. However, I suppose one should not be surprised that it is superficial, taking into account that it aspires to cover 3500 years of history. This is virtually impossible. I find it over ambitious!

Superficial

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An attempt to cover the entire history of Greece in one book is an audacious one. To do so, one can only give highlights of the major events. This is a good starting point for someone with an interest in Hellenic history. Deeper dives are recommended

A good overview

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This is a brilliantly written book. And one which I devoured. Beaton is a terrific writer, and he tells the story of the Greeks in a compelling and easily digestible manner. The problem with this audiobook lies entirely with the reader. She is incapable of maintaining consistent pronunciations of Greek names. Once, within a couple of minutes, she pronounced Aeschylus several different ways, it’s incredibly offputting. And more often than not, her pronunciations are flat out wrong. It’s as if she didn’t bother to do any research before she set about reading Beaton’s book. But it’s not just the pronunciation, she reads the book as if she was reading it to a small child. So her intonations are often bizarre.

So bad is it that I finally had to stop listening to the book, and began reading it. I strongly recommend buying the print version of this book. I urge you not to buy the audiobook.

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