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A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization (Brief History of) (A Brief History of) Book

Provides an introduction to the classical world from its origins to the fall of the Roman Empire. This book focuses on questions of how we know about Classical civilization from archaeology and history. It deals with the Mycenaean era and the world of Myth and Epic in Homer's 'Iliad & Odyssey'. It explores the urban environment in Pompeii.Read More

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  • Foyles

    A general introduction to the classical world from its origins to the fall of the Roman Empire. The book focuses on questions of how we know about Classical civilization from archaeology and history; deals with the Mycenaean era and the world of Myth and Epic in Homer's Iliad & Odyssey; gives an outline of Greek history in the 5th & 4th Centuries BC; looks at Greek social life and the alternative model of Sparta, and considers the achievements of the Greeks in their art and architecture, tragedy and comedy. Turning to Rome, it engages with Roman history, the Roman Epic tradition, the fascinating features of Roman social life, analyses Roman satire, explores the urban environment in Pompeii and Herculaneum, and concludes with the End of Rome.

  • Blackwell

    An accessible and comprehensive introduction to Classical history, myth and the ancient world. A general introduction to the classical world from its origins to the fall of the Roman Empire. The book focuses on questions of how we know about...

  • 1845298861
  • 9781845298869
  • Stephen Kershaw
  • 27 August 2010
  • Robinson Publishing
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 432
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