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A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization

Paperback • 2010 • English

A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization

By Stephen Kershaw

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About the book

Have you ever wondered what really happened at Troy? How the Caesars came to power? What life was like in Pompeii? The ancient world of Gladiator and 300 was the crucible of Western Civilization, where the origins of democracy, sport, drama and Christianity can be traced. Classics scholar and academic Stephen Kershaw introduces the key ideas, figures and places that were its foundations. Packed with lively and surprising portraits of everyday life in Athens and Rome, here are the real stories be...Show more

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9781845298869

Publisher

Robinson

Published year

2010

Language

English

Original title

A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization

Format

Paperback

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