TY - BOOK AU - McInerney, Jeremy ED - University of Pennsylvania ED - The Teaching Company TI - Ancient Greek Civilization SN - 1565855728 (dvd) PY - 2003/// CY - Chantilly, VA : PB - The Teaching Company, KW - The Great Courses KW - History KW - Ancient history KW - Greece KW - Cvilization N1 - Includes a biography on the author, a course scope, and bibliographical references; "Professor Jeremy McInerney has delivered piercing insights into the secrets of the ancient world throughout his career, both as Davidson Kennedy Associate Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and as a field archaeologist working at ancient sites in Israel and Greece. His scholarship on the classical world has appeared in respected academic journals, including the American Journal of Archaeology" (Publisher's website).; DISC CONTENTS; Disc 1 ; Lecture 1: Greece and the Western world ; Lecture 2: Minoan Grete ; Lecture 3: Schliemann and Mycenae ; Lecture 4: The long twilight ; Lecture 5: The age of heroes ; Lecture 6: From Sicily to Syria, the growth of trade and colonization ; Disc 2 ; Lecture 7: Delphi and Olympia ; Lecture 8: The Spartans ; Lecture 9: Revolution ; Lecture 10: Tyranny ; Lecture 11: The origins of democracy ; Lecture 12: Beyond Greece, the Persian empire ; Disc 3 ; Lecture 13: The Persian wars ; Lecture 14: The Athenian empire ; Lecture 15: The art of democracy ; Lecture 16: Sacrifice and Greek religion ; Lecture 17: Theater and the competition of art ; Lecture 18: Sex and gender ; Disc 4 ; Lecture 19: The Peloponnessian war, part 1 ; Lecture 20: The Peloponnessian war, part II ; Lecture 21: Socrates on trial ; Lecture 22: Slavery and freedom ; Lecture 23: Athens in decline? ; Lecture 24: Philip, Alexander, and Greece in transition N2 - "Professor Jeremy McInerney has delivered piercing insights into the secrets of the ancient world throughout his career, both as Davidson Kennedy Associate Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and as a field archaeologist working at ancient sites in Israel and Greece. His scholarship on the classical world has appeared in respected academic journals, including the American Journal of Archaeology" (Publisher's website).; Disc 1 Lecture 1: Greece and the Western world Lecture 2: Minoan Grete Lecture 3: Schliemann and Mycenae Lecture 4: The long twilight Lecture 5: The age of heroes Lecture 6: From Sicily to Syria, the growth of trade and colonization Disc 2 Lecture 7: Delphi and Olympia Lecture 8: The Spartans Lecture 9: Revolution Lecture 10: Tyranny Lecture 11: The origins of democracy Lecture 12: Beyond Greece, the Persian empire Disc 3 Lecture 13: The Persian wars Lecture 14: The Athenian empire Lecture 15: The art of democracy Lecture 16: Sacrifice and Greek religion Lecture 17: Theater and the competition of art Lecture 18: Sex and gender Disc 4 Lecture 19: The Peloponnessian war, part 1 Lecture 20: The Peloponnessian war, part II Lecture 21: Socrates on trial Lecture 22: Slavery and freedom Lecture 23: Athens in decline? Lecture 24: Philip, Alexander, and Greece in transition UR - https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/ancient-greek-civilization UR - https://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S26C1042305 ER -