The Classical World - An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian

Eminent classicist Robin Lane Fox brilliantly chronicles the vast sweep of history from Homer to the reign of Augustus, from the Peloponnesian War through the creation of Athenian democracy, from the turbulent empire of Alexander the Great to the creation of the Roman Empire and the emergence of Christianity.

Summary

Armies and empires, statesmen and tyrants--the acclaimed historian Robin Lane Fox vividly recounts the history of two great civilizations and one thousand years that forged the Western world

Product details

• Authors: Robin Lane Fox, Robin Lane Fox
• Publisher: Basic Books Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.09.2006
• EAN: 9780465024964
• ISBN: 978-0-465-02496-4
• No. of pages: 656
• Dimensions: 171 mm x 248 mm x 38 mm
• Subject: Non-fiction book