The Classical World - An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian

Informationen zum Autor Robin Lane Fox is an emeritus fellow at New College, Oxford. He's the author of many books on ancient and classical history, including Augustine, Alexander the Great , and The Classical World , which was named one of the Top Ten Nonfiction Books of 2006 by the Washington Post Book World. He lives in Oxford, England. Klappentext Fox brilliantly chronicles the the vast sweep of history from Homer to the reign of Hadrian! and triumphantly brings the Greeks' and Romans' civilizations to life ("Washington Post Book World"). 10 maps! 71 b&w illustrations. Zusammenfassung 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 Fox, Robin Lane Fox
• Publisher: Basic Books Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.03.2008
• EAN: 9780465024971
• ISBN: 978-0-465-02497-1
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 233 mm x 35 mm
• Series: Basic Books
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Civilization, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece