Greeks and BarbariansGreeks and Barbarians examines ancient Greek conceptions of the "other." The attitudes of Greeks to foreigners and there religions, and cultures, and politics reveals as much about the Greeks as it does the world they inhabited. Despite occasional interest in particular aspects of foreign customs, the Greeks were largely hostile and dismissive viewing foreigners as at best inferior, but more often as candidates for conquest and enslavement. |
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To observe such continuities is not simply , however , to indict classical culture , to suggest that it is retrospectively “ tainted ' ; nor is it to deny or obliterate the more positive aspects of the Greeks ' legacy .
To observe such continuities is not simply , however , to indict classical culture , to suggest that it is retrospectively “ tainted ' ; nor is it to deny or obliterate the more positive aspects of the Greeks ' legacy .
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II Greeks abroad was more often than not a subordinate one . Other forms of contact , of course , were more likely to feed a negative stereotype of the barbarian – not least the institution of slavery , increasingly identified by the ...
II Greeks abroad was more often than not a subordinate one . Other forms of contact , of course , were more likely to feed a negative stereotype of the barbarian – not least the institution of slavery , increasingly identified by the ...
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18 Greek enemies - unlike the Trojans of fifth - century tragedy , who , in the light of the Persian Wars , were painted in barbarian colours . " A number of recent studies have emphasised the extent of Near Eastern influences on the ...
18 Greek enemies - unlike the Trojans of fifth - century tragedy , who , in the light of the Persian Wars , were painted in barbarian colours . " A number of recent studies have emphasised the extent of Near Eastern influences on the ...
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polarity was not restricted to Athens.23 Other cities fought retrospectively over their parts in the Persian Wars.24 The association of Persia with Greek tyranny was also widespread elsewhere , in those cities in which the Persians had ...
polarity was not restricted to Athens.23 Other cities fought retrospectively over their parts in the Persian Wars.24 The association of Persia with Greek tyranny was also widespread elsewhere , in those cities in which the Persians had ...
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( as the vanquished enemies of the Persian wars ) to the self - image of Athens , and as the single most significant off - stage presence in relations between the Greek cities.3 " Notoriously under - represented in Thucydides ' account ...
( as the vanquished enemies of the Persian wars ) to the self - image of Athens , and as the single most significant off - stage presence in relations between the Greek cities.3 " Notoriously under - represented in Thucydides ' account ...
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Contents
| 1 | |
| 15 | |
THEMES | 125 |
PEOPLES | 187 |
OVERVIEWS | 229 |
Intellectual Chronology | 311 |
Guide to Further Reading | 313 |
Bibliography | 314 |
Index | 328 |
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| Title | Greeks and Barbarians |
| Editor | Thomas Harrison |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2018 |
| ISBN | 1351565036, 9781351565035 |
| Length | 288 pages |
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