Veni, Vidi, Vici - Everything you ever wanted to know about the Romans but were afraid to ask

Peter Jones was educated at Cambridge University and taught Classics at Cambridge and at Newcastle University, before retiring in 1997. He has written a regular column, 'Ancient & Modern', in the Spectator for many years and is the author of various books on the Classics, including the bestselling Learn Latin and Learn Ancient Greek, as well as Vote for Caesar and Reading Virgil's Aeneid I and II.

A propos de l'auteur

Peter Jones was educated at Cambridge University and taught Classics at Cambridge and at Newcastle University, before retiring in 1997. He has written a regular column, 'Ancient & Modern', in the Spectator for many years and is the author of various books on the Classics, including the bestselling Learn Latin and Learn Ancient Greek, as well as Vote for Caesar and Reading Virgil's Aeneid I and II.

Résumé

'Jones spans all 1,200 years of Roman history with seemingly unstoppable enthusiasm... Informative, casually erudite but engagingly unstuffy, he makes the classical world feel both beguiling and fresh' -- Sunday Times

Préface

'Jones spans all 1,200 years of Roman history with seemingly unstoppable enthusiasm... Informative, casually erudite but engagingly unstuffy, he makes the classical world feel both beguiling and fresh' -- Sunday Times

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Peter Jones, Peter (Author) Jones
• Edition: Atlantic Books
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.05.2014
• EAN: 9781782393900
• ISBN: 978-1-78239-390-0
• Pages: 416
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 32 mm
• Poids: 357 g
• Illustrations: 5 maps
• Thèmes: Classic Civilisations; Classic Civilisations
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Général, dictionnaires; European History, HISTORY / Civilization, HISTORY / Social History, Society & culture: general, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, Italy, Ancient Rome, Social and cultural history