Greeks and Romans bearing gifts : how the ancients inspired the Founding Fathers
2008
320.973 R511 2008
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Title
Greeks and Romans bearing gifts : how the ancients inspired the Founding Fathers
Published
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2008.
Description
xi, 203 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Call Number
320.973 R511 2008
System Control No.
(OCoLC)173640810
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-193) and indexes.
Contents: 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.
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Contents: 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.
L2008M85
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