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The Classical World
- An Epic History of Greece and Rome
- Narrated by: Roger May
- Length: 28 hrs and 28 mins
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Summary
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Robin Lane Fox's The Classical World: An Epic History of Greece and Rome is a comprehensive and enthralling introduction to Ancient civilisation.
The classical civilisations of Greece and Rome dominated the world for centuries and continue to intrigue and enlighten us with their inventions, whether philosophy, politics, theatre, athletics, celebrity, science or the pleasures of horse racing. Robin Lane Fox's spellbinding history spans almost a thousand years of change from the foundation of the world's first democracy in Athens to the Roman Republic and the Empire under Hadrian.
Bringing great figures such as Homer, Socrates, Cicero, Alexander, Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Augustus and the first Christian martyrs to life, exploring freedom, justice and luxury, this wonderfully exciting tour brings the turbulent histories of Greece and Rome together in a masterly study.
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Critic reviews
"Epic in the true sense." (The Times Books of the Year)
"He writes supremely well [...] a keen eye for the telling detail and powerful example [...] the humanity of the exercise shines through [...] compulsory, and compulsive, reading." (Peter Jones, Sunday Telegraph)
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- Sian M.
- 16-06-21
Classical life - described & explained
Worthy of 5 stars on every count. The narration was as excellent as the content.
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- Jo
- 23-09-22
Swing and a miss
Not great. Whilst the performance was good, the writing by contrast was very biased (this from a classical scholar) and haphazard in its structure, not for me. There are better books out there that cover the period.
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- An Amazon Purchaser
- 24-10-24
Very long and quiet dull
Seems bias and very selective with which sources used. The author makes a point, normally about how awful the morals of this time were, then picks a historical source who backs it up. It is like this continuously. Not contrasting or showing opposing views.
The narration is tedious, with constant iteration on certain points which they clearly don't agree with.
If you are interested in the history, give it a miss, however, if you are interested in moral complaints about how bad people were in this time frame, then this is your book.
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