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Babylon, Memphis, Persepolis: Eastern Contexts of Greek Culture
Babylon Memphis Persepolis Eastern Contexts of Greek Culture
Author: Walter Burkert
At the distant beginning of Western civilization, according to European tradition, Greece stands as an insular, isolated, near-miracle of burgeoning culture. This book traverses the ancient world's three great centers of cultural exchange--Babylonian Nineveh, Egyptian Memphis, and Iranian Persepolis--to situate classical Greece in its proper his...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674023994
ISBN-10: 0674023994
Publication Date: 4/30/2007
Pages: 192
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Publisher: Harvard University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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