Download or read book The History of Miletus Down to the Anabasis of Alexander written by Adelaide Glynn Dunham and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Flame of Miletus written by John Freely and published by I.B. Tauris. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miletus: one of the wealthiest and most important towns in ancient Greece. It was here, on the Aegean coast of Asia Minor, in the 6th century BC, that the great traditions of Greek science and philosophy sparked into life, setting in motion a chain of knowledge that would change the world, forever. This is the extraordinary story of Greek science from its earliest beginnings through its development in classical Athens and Hellenistic Alexandria and its subsequent diffusion to the wider world. Most histories of Greek science end with the collapse of the Graeco-Roman world in late antiquity and the closing of all classical schools of "pagan" philosophy in A.D. 529. But acclaimed historian John Freely here continues the story to tell of how the elements of Greek scientific and philosophical learning were adopted by the Islamic world and the transmission of Graeco-Islamic science to western Europe, as well as the preservation of Hellenic culture in Byzantium and its profound influence on the European renaissance and our modern world.

Download or read book Prisoner of History written by Madeleine Mary Henry and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1995 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aspasia of Miletus, next to Sappho and Cleopatra, is one of the best known women of the classical world. This study traces the construction of Aspasia's biographical tradition and shows how it has prevented her from taking her rightful place as a contribut

Download or read book Thales of Miletus written by Patricia F. O'Grady and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'What is the basic building block of the universe?' Thales of Miletus was the first to ask this fundamental, yet to be answered, question in the sixth century B.C. This book offers an in-depth account of the answers he gave and of his adventure into many areas of learning: philosophy, science, mathematics and astronomy. Thales proved that the events of nature were comprehensible to man and could be explained without the intervention of mythological beings. Henceforth they became subject to investigation, experiment, questioning and discussion. Presenting for the first time in the English language a comprehensive study of Thales of Miletus, Patricia O'Grady brings Thales out of pre-Socratic shadows into historical illumination and explores why this historical figure has proved to be of lasting significance.

Download or read book Miletus written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-19 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts of Miletus *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Miletus was an ancient city located on the west coast of present-day Turkey. It was the main city in the land of Ionia, a territory that stretched over 2,000 square kilometers of western Anatolia. With its four great harbors and a strategic location, Miletus became one of the most important coastal cities of western Anatolia, linking the Hellenistic world with the great civilizations of Babylon, Egypt, and eventually Persia. Over time, Miletus was ruled by the Minoans, Mycenaeans, Hittites, Ionians, Persians, Seleucids, Attalids, Romans, Byzantines, Seljuk Turks, and Ottomans. Western civilization is directly linked to the incredible things that happened in Miletus during the 6th and 5th centuries BCE. In the context of the dynamic political and mercantile interactions between different lands, philosophy and science were able to arise in Miletus because of the presence of a group of rich traders who, as an extremely rare luxury, had spare time to ponder about things beyond the necessities of life - to take an interest in knowledge for knowledge's sake. A revolution in human thinking took place there, most notably thanks to a man named Thales, who is widely recognized as the first philosopher - at least within the Western tradition. Little is known for certain about the life of Thales, other than what was said about him by other philosophers, but he is renowned to this day for being the first recognized pre-Socratic philosopher. He developed a new, incredibly optimistic idea from the conflicting mythologies that existed in Miletus: the belief that human beings can uncover the true workings of nature through their minds and senses. This was the basic premise of the pre-Socratics, who paved the way for the Classical Athenian philosophers that would go on to establish the major themes in Western philosophy. Philosophy is meaningless without science, and science is without direction when devoid of philosophy, but Thales was a polymath, with an interest in describing life as a whole, in its broadest sense. He tried to explain how life is structured according to an over-arching and all-encompassing principle. Considered by Aristotle to be the founder of physical science, Thales was the first named individual in the Western tradition that searched for the ultimate substance of things - in his case, water. This was the basis of the theory of atomism, which was formulated by Democritus 150 years after the life of Thales. Miletus was conquered two generations after Thales, and it was never the same again, but fortunately, the philosophical tradition was passed on to the Greek mainland and survived. After being sacked by the Persians in 494 BCE, the city was rebuilt, and it was during this restoration that one of its most famous town-planners, a native named Hippodamus, made his mark on history. He invented the so-called "Hippodamian grid," which still influences city-planning in the modern age. The Milesians went on to play a key role in the Peloponnesian Wars between Sparta, Athens, and the Persians, but by the end of the conflict Miletus was in a weakened state. It was captured by Alexander the Great after a massive battle in 334 BCE, and following Alexander's death, Miletus was ruled by the Seleucids, but over time Miletus gradually turned its back to the East and became closely influenced by Roman culture. It became an important Christian city in the Byzantine Empire, but by the Seljuk conquests of the 11th century, Miletus had already began to irreversibly decline. Miletus: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Greek City in Anatolia chronicles the history of this oft-forgotten but incredibly consequential city. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about Miletus like never before.

Download or read book The History of Miletus written by Adelaide Glynn Dunham and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Miletos written by Alan M. Greaves and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-07-26 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on case studies and presenting archaeological evidence throughout, Alan Greaves presents a welcome survey of the origins and development of Miletos. Focusing on the archaic era and exploring a wide range of issues including physical environment, colonizations, the economy, and its role as a centre of philosophy and learning, Greaves examines Miletos from prehistory to its medieval decline.

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Download or read book Foundation Myths and Politics in Ancient Ionia written by Naoíse Mac Sweeney and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines foundation myths told about the Ionian cities during the archaic and classical periods. It uses these myths to explore the complex and changing ways in which civic identity was constructed in Ionia, relating this to the wider discourses about ethnicity and cultural difference that were current in the Greek world at this time. The Ionian cities seem to have rejected oppositional models of cultural difference which set in contrast East and West, Europe and Asia, Greek and Barbarian, opting instead for a more fluid and nuanced perspective on ethnic and cultural distinctions. The conclusions of this book have far-reaching implications for our understanding of Ionia, but also challenge current models of Greek ethnicity and identity, suggesting that there was a more diverse conception of Greekness in antiquity than has often been assumed.

Download or read book The History of Miletus written by Adelaide Glynn Dunham and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-16 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of Miletus: Down to the Anabasis of Alexander The first draft of this work was in the form of a thesis which was approved for the Degree of Master of Arts in the University of London in 1913. It has now been revised and a few additions have been made. The following considerations led to the choice of this subject. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The History of Miletus Down to the Anabasis of Alexander written by A. G. Dunham and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The History of Miletus to the End of the Archaic Period written by Alan Michael Greaves and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Lost Tales of Miletus written by Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton and published by London : J. Murray. This book was released on 1866 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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