Price S., Thonemann P. The Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine

Penguin Books, Allen Lane, 2010. — 392 p. — (The Penguine History of Europe). — ISBN: 978-0-14-194686-3A stunning work of research and imagination that sheds new light of the ancient world.
The western world has long been fascinated by classical Greek and Roman cultures, whose ideas and achievements underpin our own. Yet little has been written about how those ancient societies existed in conversation with an even deeper past, reaching back to the world of the Trojans and the time of Homer. An authoritative history covering two millennia of human experience, The Birth of Classical Europe presents provocative new perspectives on the world in whose shadow we continue to live. The authors' thoughtful, innovative approach to understanding the epochs of Alexander the Great and Augustus Caesar shows how our own changing values and interests have shaped our feelings about an era that is at once remote and startlingly close.List of Figures
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AcknowledgementsThe Aegean World: Minoans, Mycenaeans and Trojans: c. 1750–1100 BC
The Mediterranean, the Levant and Middle Europe: 1100–800 BC
Greece, Phoenicians and the Western Mediterranean: 800–480 BC
Greece, Europe and Asia: 480–334 BC
Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World: 334–146 BC
Rome, Carthage and the West: 500–146 BC
Rome, Italy and Empire: 146 BC–AD 14
The Roman Empire: AD 14–284
The Later Roman Empire: AD 284–425
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