The classical world
Subtitle: an epic history of Greece and Rome
By: Robin Lane Fox
Series: Popular Penguins; Popular Penguins
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Camberwell, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 703
ISBN-13: 9780141037615
Subjects: Classical Civilization; History
Description: This book brings together the epic histories of Greece and Rome. His panoramic account spans centuries of change, from the foundation of the world's first democracy to the expansion of the Roman Empire, and brings to life such great figures as Homer, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Emperor Augustus. Spellbinding and stimulating, it illuminates two civilizations that dominated the ancient world and still inspire and enlighten us today.
Notes: Originally published: London : Allen Lane, ©2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.