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The Classical WorldRobin Lane Fox

The Classical World

2005682 pages
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"The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome dominated the world some forty lifetimes before our own, and they continue to intrigue, inspire and enlighten us. The Classical World describes the vast sweep of history in which these two great civilizations prevailed - from the epic poems of Homer and the beginning of literacy through the foundation of Athenian democracy and the turbulent empire-building of Alexander the Great to the Roman Republic and the establishment of the Roman Empire, the rise of Christianity, and the challenges this new faith faced in the Roman imperial age. Robin Lane…

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3 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2008
    Classical World
    Basic Books · 672 pages · 9780465024971
  • Other · English · 2006
    Basic Books · 656 pages · 9780465024964
  • Other · English · 2005
    Allen Lane · 693 pages · 9780713998535
Classical CivilizationCivilization, Greco-RomanCivilizationMediterranean RegionMediterranean region, historyCivilization, classicalWorld historyGreece, history, to 146 b.c.