The Long Shadow of Antiquity : What Have the Greeks and Romans Done for Us?
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
144116247X
ISBN-13
9781441162472
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Imprint
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 23rd, 2012
Print length
384 Pages
Weight
720 grams
Dimensions
23.40 x 16.20 x 2.60 cms
Product Classification:
European historyClassical history / classical civilisation
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Looks at the myriad ways that the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome have fundamentally influenced and shaped our modern world. This title explores a selection of the innovations of ancient Greek and Roman civilization to trace how these have developed through history and still affect the world of the twenty-first century.
Democracy? Mathematics? The Calendar? Hospitals? This book is an enlightening look at the myriad ways that the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome have fundamentally influenced and shaped our modern world. Familiar institutions, rituals, and aspects of everyday modern life are examined to reveal their often surprising classical roots, while the authors explore a selection of the innovations of ancient Greek and Roman civilization to trace how these have developed through history and still affect the world of the twenty-first century. The style is fast-paced and, while drawing on authoritative and current scholarship, the factual information is enlivened with anecdotal details. This book will open the reader''s eyes to a new understanding of the world that we live in today.
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