Title: The Classical Tradition
Description: "In this volume, some five hundred articles by a wide range of scholars investigate the afterlife of this rich heritage in the fields of literature, philosophy, art, architecture, history, politics, religion, and science.  Arranged alphabetically from Academy to Zoology, the essays--designed and written to serve scholars, students, and the general reader alike--show how the Classical tradition has shaped human endeavors from art to government, mathematics to medicine, drama to urban planning, legal theory to popular culture."--Book jacket.
Subjects: Classical Civilization, Klassieke oudheid, Grekiska influenser, Kulturhistoria, Romerska influenser, Handbooks, manuals, Antike, Rezeption, Römerzeit, Receptie, Traditie, Västerlandet, Civilization, classical, Civilization, western