The classics
Subtitle: all you need to know, from Zeus's throne to the fall of Rome
By: Caroline Taggart.
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Pleasantville, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781606521328
Subjects: Civilization, Classical; Civilization, Greco-Roman; Classical languages; Classical literature; Mythology, Classical; Science, Ancient; Philosophy, Ancient; Games -- Greece; Games -- Rome
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The wordy stuff : classical languages; title: The made-up stuff : religion and mythology; title: A detour : Crete; title: The old stuff I : ancient Greek history; title: The old stuff II : Roman history; title: The posh stuff : classical literature; title: The fancy stuff : architecture and art; title: The clever stuff I : math, science and inventions; title: The clever stuff II : philosophy and the liberal arts; title: A bit of light relief : the games.