The Classical World, (Paperback)

from BookMarkMe

A good read spanning two great civilizations. Well worth it as an introduction to the classical world.

from Docbliss

It''s good that it goes through a summary of ancient Greece through Rome but also its weakness. After reading it I was left with more questions which I suppose was part of its intentions. Good brush-up book but it is not going to give you anymore than a very basic understanding of the material.

from AlCracka

What I learned from this book is that huge overviews of time periods, no matter how well-written, cannot save themselves from sounding like lists of names and dates. I'm not going to read books like this anymore. I'll pick specific things from interesting times and focus in on them instead. Not y...

from mbmackay

The sub-title is "An Epic History of Greece and Rome" and so it is - all 600 pages of closely printed text. To be fair, there is quite a bit of history to cover from Homer to Hadrian. The author doesn't set out to tell it all, rather he picks themes on which to focus as he moves forward through t...

from TheIdleWoman

I bought this because I wanted to get a basic understanding of classical history, and it did the job extremely well. Organised in chronological order, it begins with life in the 8th century BC, seen through the themes of Homer's epic poetry, and charges confidently through the great age of Athens...