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1、THESTORYOFCIVILIZATION(tm)Ver.4.82:TheLifeofGreeceDurant,Will---------------------------------------------------------THESTORYOFCIVILIZATIONVOLUMETWOTHELIFEOFGREECE1939BeingahistoryofGreekcivilizationfromthebeginnings,andofcivilizationintheNearEastfromthedea
2、thofAlexander,totheRomanconquest;withanintroductionontheprehistoriccultureofCretebyWillDurantCopyright(C)1939byWillDurantCopyrightrenewed(C)1966byWillDurantExclusiveelectronicrightsgrantedtoWorldLibrary,Inc.byTheEthelB.DurantTrust,WilliamJamesDurantEaston,an
3、dMonicaArielMihell.ElectronicallyEnhancedText(c)Copyright1994WorldLibrary,Inc.DEDICATION-TOMYFRIENDMAXSCHOTTPREFACE-MYpurposeistorecordandcontemplatetheorigin,growth,maturity,anddeclineofGreekcivilizationfromtheoldestremainsofCreteandTroytotheconquestofGreec
4、ebyRome.Iwishtoseeandfeelthiscomplexculturenotonlyinthesubtleandimpersonalrhythmofitsriseandfall,butintherichvarietyofitsvitalelements:itswaysofdrawingalivingfromtheland,andoforganizingindustryandtrade;itsexperimentswithmonarchy,aristocracy,democracy,dictato
5、rship,andrevolution;itsmannersandmorals,itsreligiouspracticesandbeliefs;itseducationofchildren,anditsregulationofthesexesandthefamily;itshomesandtemples,marketsandtheatersandathleticfields;itspoetryanddrama,itspainting,sculpture,architecture,andmusic;itsscie
6、ncesandinventions,itssuperstitionsandphilosophies.Iwishtoseeandfeeltheseelementsnotintheirtheoreticalandscholasticisolation,butintheirlivinginterplayasthesimultaneousmovementsofonegreatculturalorganism,withahundredorgansandahundredmillioncells,butwithonebody
7、andonesoul.Exceptingmachinery,thereishardlyanythingsecularinourculturethatdoesnotcomefromGreece.Schools,gymnasiums,arithmetic,geometry,history,rhetoric,physics,biology,anatomy,hygiene,therapy,cosmetics,poetry,music,tragedy,comedy,philosophy,theology,agnostic
8、ism,skepticism,stoicism,epicureanism,ethics,politics,idealism,philanthropy,cynicism,tyranny,plutocracy,democracy:theseareallGreekwordsforculturalformsseldomoriginated,butinmanycasesfirstmaturedf
