Flame of Miletus: The Birth of Science in Ancient Greece (and How It Changed the World) by Freely, John

Flame of Miletus: The Birth of Science in Ancient Greece (and How It Changed the World)

Miletus: one of the wealthiest and most important towns in ancient Greece. It was here, on the...
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Flame of Miletus: The Birth of Science in Ancient Greece (and How It Changed the World) by Freely, John

Flame of Miletus: The Birth of Science in Ancient Greece (and How It Changed the World)

BD$23.99

Flame of Miletus: The Birth of Science in Ancient Greece (and How It Changed the World)

BD$23.99
Author: John Freely
Format: Paperback
Language: English

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.

Author: John Freely
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
Published: 08/30/2018
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.20w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781788312455

About the Author
John Freely (1926-2017) was one of the most widely respected writers of travel books, histories and guides about Greece and Turkey. He is the author of The Grand Turk, Storm on Horseback, Children of Achilles, The Cyclades, The Ionian Islands, The Western Shores of Turkey, Strolling through Athens, Strolling through Venice, and the bestselling Strolling through Istanbul (all I.B.Tauris). He lived in Istanbul.


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