Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Classical WorldCondition: NewEAN: 9780141021416ISBN: 9780141021416Publisher: Penguin Books LtdFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 07/06/2006Item Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 32mmItem Weight: 537gAuthor: Robin Lane FoxLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: An Epic History of Greece and RomeISBN-10: 0141021411Description: Robin Lane Fox's The Classical World: An Epic History of Greece and Rome is a comprehensive and enthralling introduction to Ancient civilization. The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome dominated the world for centuries and continue to intrigue and enlighten us with their inventions, whether philosophy, politics, theatre, athletics, celebrity, science or the pleasures of horse racing. Robin Lane Fox's spellbinding history, spans almost a thousand years of change from the foundation of the world's first democracy in Athens to the Roman Republic and the Empire under Hadrian. Bringing great figures such as Homer, Socrates, Cicero, Alexander, Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Augustus and the first Christian martyrs to life, exploring freedom, justice and luxury, this wonderfully exciting tour brings the turbulent histories of Greece and Rome together in a masterly study. 'Epic in the true sense' The Times Books of the Year 'He writes supremely well ... a keen eye for the telling detail and powerful example ... the humanity of the exercise shines through ... compulsory, and compulsive, reading' Peter Jones, Sunday Telegraph Robin Lane Fox is a Fellow of New College, Oxford, and a University Reader in Ancient History. His other books include Alexander the Great, Pagans and Christians and The Unauthorized Version. He was historical advisor to Oliver Stone on the making of Stone's film Alexander, for which he waived all his fees on condition that he could take part in the cavalry charge against elephants which Stone staged in the Moroccan desert.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: HistoryTopic: Ancient HistoryRelease Year: 2006 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Classical World
Publication Name: The Classical World
Title: The Classical World
EAN: 9780141021416
ISBN: 9780141021416
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 07/06/2006
Release Year: 2006
Item Height: 198mm
Item Length: 129mm
Item Width: 32mm
Item Weight: 537g
Author: Robin Lane Fox
Language: English
Subtitle: An Epic History of Greece and Rome
ISBN-10: 0141021411
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: History
Topic: Ancient History
