Synopsis The foundations of Western culture come from Greece and Rome. Here, Robin Lane Fox presents an accessible, one-volume overview of two great empires, whose war-filled histories, fascinating larger-than-life figures, and wealth of new ideas on government, art and literature, and other areas of life were significantly different from each other, and yet together formed the heritage that has fascinated readers for centuries--and that became the modern world.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2006-10-09 |
| Size | | Length: | 656 pages | | Height: | 9.8 in | | Width: | 6.8 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 37.6 oz |
Industry Reviews "Fox is a fluent, perceptive color commentator on the pageant of ancient history, while giving readers some idea of where the parade was headed." (08/07/2006)
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