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Greeks and Romans bearing gifts : how the ancients inspired the Founding Fathers

Title
  1. Greeks and Romans bearing gifts : how the ancients inspired the Founding Fathers / Carl J. Richard.
Published by
  1. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2008.
Author
  1. Richard, Carl J.

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Description
  1. xi, 203 p. : maps; 24 cm.
Subject
  1. Political science > United States > History > 18th century
  2. Political science > Greece > History
  3. Political science > Rome > History
  4. Philosophy, American > 18th century
  5. Founding Fathers of the United States
  6. Civilization, Classical
Contents
  1. 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.
Call number
  1. IBZ 08-4002
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-193) and indexes.
Author
  1. Richard, Carl J.
Title
  1. Greeks and Romans bearing gifts : how the ancients inspired the Founding Fathers / Carl J. Richard.
Imprint
  1. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2008.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-193) and indexes.
LCCN
  1. 2007039018
ISBN
  1. 9780742556232 (cloth : alk. paper)
  2. 0742556239 (cloth : alk. paper)
Research call number
  1. IBZ 08-4002
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