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The Long Shadow of Antiquity: What Have the Greeks and Romans Done for Us?
Hardcover
Ancient GreeceAncient RomeGeneral World History
ISBN13: 9781441162472
Publisher: Continuum
Published: Aug 23 2012
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.60
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.50
Language: English
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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