The Classical World: An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian
by Robin Lane Fox
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Author: Robin Lane FoxEdition: Hardcover
Published: 2006-10-09
ISBN: 0465024963
Number of pages: 672
Publisher: Basic Books
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Book Review: A real tour de force
Summary: 5 Stars
If you've ever wanted to delve into Classical history but have always felt put off by the kind of high-brow, donnish aura that surrounds the subject, then this is the book for you.I don't mean by this that the book is "dumbed-down", far from it; Lane Fox has written a gripping, accessible account of the great Greek and Roman civilisations upon which Western society still stands. He is an absolute master of sources and stories, and weaves them together into a cogent whole. This is a book not just about the princes, philosophers and Emperors but about the entire classical societies of Greece and Rome. It feels like you're there yourself.
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