Title:
Greeks and Romans bearing gifts : how the ancients inspired the Founding Fathers / Carl J. Richard.
Author:
Richard, Carl J.
Publication Information:
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2008.
Call Number:
JA84 .U5 R484 2008
Abstract:
"This book is the only popular work to explore the profound impact of Ancient Greece and Rome on the founding fathers. Recounting the stirring stories the founders encountered in their favorite histories of Greece and Rome, renowned scholar Carl J. Richard explores what they learned from these vivid tales and how they applied these lessons to their own heroic quest to win American independence and establish a durable republic."--BOOK JACKET.
Electronic Access:
Table of contents only http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0805/2007039018.htmlTable of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0805/2007039018.html
ISBN:
9780742556232
9780742556249
Physical Description:
xi, 203 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
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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.
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