{"product_id":"sailing-the-wine-dark-sea-why-the-greeks-matter-paperback","title":"Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Cahill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - The bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow the Irish Saved Civilization \u003c\/i\u003etakes us on a \u003cb\u003ejourney through the landmarks of art and bloodshed that defined Greek culture nearly three millennia ago. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A triumph of popularization: extraordinarily knowledgeable, informal in tone, amusing, wide ranging, smartly paced.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  In the city-states of Athens and Sparta and throughout the Greek islands, honors could be won in making love and war, and lives were rife with contradictions. By developing the alphabet, the Greeks empowered the reader, demystified experience, and opened the way for civil discussion and experimentation--yet they kept slaves. The glorious verses of the Iliad recount a conflict in which rage and outrage spur men to action and suggest that their \"bellicose society of gleaming metals and rattling weapons\" is not so very distant from more recent campaigns of \"shock and awe.\" And, centuries before Zorba, Greece was a land where music, dance, and freely flowing wine were essential to the high life. Granting equal time to the sacred and the profane, Cahill rivets our attention to the legacies of an ancient and enduring worldview.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, his fourth volume to explore \"the hinges of history,\" Thomas Cahill escorts the reader on another entertaining--and historically unassailable--journey through the landmarks of art and bloodshed that defined Greek culture nearly three millennia ago. \u003cbr\u003eIn the city-states of Athens and Sparta and throughout the Greek islands, honors could be won in making love and war, and lives were rife with contradictions. By developing the alphabet, the Greeks empowered the reader, demystified experience, and opened the way for civil discussion and experimentation--yet they kept slaves. The glorious verses of the Iliad recount a conflict in which rage and outrage spur men to action and suggest that their \"bellicose society of gleaming metals and rattling weapons\" is not so very distant from more recent campaigns of \"shock and awe.\" And, centuries before Zorba, Greece was a land where music, dance, and freely flowing wine were essential to the high life. Granting equal time to the sacred and the profane, Cahill rivets our attention to the legacies of an ancient and enduring worldview.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHOMAS CAHILL's appealing approach to distant history won the attention of millions of readers in North America and beyond. Cahill is the author of six volumes in the Hinges of History series: \u003ci\u003eHow the Irish Saved Civilization, The Gifts of the Jews, Desire of the Everlasting Hills, Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, Mysteries of the Middle Ages, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Heretics and Heroes.\u003c\/i\u003e They have been bestsellers not only in the United States but also in countries ranging from Italy to Brazil. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eA Saint on Death Row\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.08 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 27, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755689574688,"sku":"9780385495547","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/60c607096885be0bbc53c57748b32dfd.webp?v=1780065954","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sailing-the-wine-dark-sea-why-the-greeks-matter-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}