Alien wisdom The limits of Hellenization
Momigliano, Arnaldo (1908-1987)
Alien wisdom The limits of Hellenization Arnaldo Momigliano - 4th. - Great Britain Cambridge University 1990 - 176tr. Paperback 21cm
In this classic study of cultural confrontation Professor Momigliano examines the Greeks' attitude toward the contemporary civilizations of the Romans, Celts, Jews, and Persians. Analyzing cultural and intellectual interaction from the fourth through the first centuries B.C., Momigliano argues that in the Hellenistic period the Greeks, Romans, and Jews enjoyed an exclusive special relationship that guaranteed their lasting dominance of Western civilization.
0521387612
Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 BC J-C
938 / A743-M73
Alien wisdom The limits of Hellenization Arnaldo Momigliano - 4th. - Great Britain Cambridge University 1990 - 176tr. Paperback 21cm
In this classic study of cultural confrontation Professor Momigliano examines the Greeks' attitude toward the contemporary civilizations of the Romans, Celts, Jews, and Persians. Analyzing cultural and intellectual interaction from the fourth through the first centuries B.C., Momigliano argues that in the Hellenistic period the Greeks, Romans, and Jews enjoyed an exclusive special relationship that guaranteed their lasting dominance of Western civilization.
0521387612
Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 BC J-C
938 / A743-M73