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by: Edith Hamilton

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- For Scholars & Lay Readers Alike
Edith Hamilton, known best for her anthology of ancient Greek mythology, describes brilliantly the origins of democracy and political freedom in Western civilization. Building on her vast knowledge of ancient Greece and the Roman Empire, she explains the miraculous emergence and practice of these concepts in a small country, sparsely populated, and surrounded by hostile despotic civilizations from the East. Her simple but hardly superficial account of about 300 years of intellectual history helps both historians and weekend-readers to understand why these and other ideas, such as the sacred relationship between man and the divine, were so strong then and have endured for 2,500 years, despite the destruction of most of the ancient writings and the brief period of their expression, roughly 200 years, known as the Golden Age of Greece, a half century before the life of Jesus. Edith Hamilton's description of the heroic ... Read More

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- Superb book
Edith Hamilton was one of the greatest writers on ancient cultures of all time. This is yet another triumph for her.

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- A Fantastic Introduction to the Spirit of Greece
Edith Hamilton did it again with the Echo of Greece. This book looks at and explains, in a colloquial manner, the rise, apex, and decline of Greece during their golden age (from the beginning of the 5th century B.C. to the end of the 4th century B.C.). After finishing this book, the reader comes away not only with a better understanding of the Greek ethos, but also with an explanation of why things happened the way that they did. It is the latter accomplishment, I think, that readers will most appreciate.

Hamilton's book is divided into 10 chapters: I. Freedom, II. Athens' Failure, III. The School of Athens, IV. The School Teachers, V. Demosthenes, VI. Alexander the Great, VII. Menander, VIII. The Stoics, IX. Plutarch, and X. The Greek Way and the Roman Way.

The organization is brilliant, and leads the reader by their hand through the intellectual and artistic accomplishments of Greece not only during ... Read More

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- A perspective of mankind at the birth of Christianity
I had pursued and read Ms. Hamilton's earlier volume "The Greek Way" based on an article about Bobby Kennedy, related to the 30th anniversary of his assassination. I found it thought provoking.

I purchased the "Echo of Greece" at a used book sale for $1 basically to have the companion to "The Greek Way"--both are hardcopy editions. The first chatper enthralled me as Ms. Hamilton reviewed the qualities of a dying democracy. We live in a Republic, which uses democratic principles. I could draw many parallels to Ancient Greece and the America of today. A resounding principle: When the term "freedom means freedom from responsibility" to the populus. Many Americans want their freedom, but want to be free from responsibility. We want to be free from being involved in the detailed decisions in governing a society, but not give up our freedom to complain about the "poor job" civil servants attempt to perform. One ... Read More

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