Visit now to browse our huge range of products at great prices. An epic history of greece and rome epic in the true sense the times, books of the year hugely entertaining anc. Robin lane foxs spellbinding history spans almost a thousand years. In the classical world, eminent classicist robin lane fox brilliantly chronicles this vast sweep of history from homer to the reign of hadrian. In the classical world, eminent classicist robin lane fox brilliantly chronicles this vast sweep of history from homer to the reign of augustus. Pdf on mar 1, 2009, garrett barden and others published robin lane fox.
Scholarly, yet readable, it is hugely informative and a pleasure to read. Tom holland finds some prejudice and immense learning in robin lane foxs history of the graecoroman empire, the classical world. Classical world by fox, robin lane reader in ancient. The classical world by robin lane fox the guardian. Robin james lane fox, frsl born 5 october 1946 is an english classicist, ancient historian. Conversions and confessions robin lane fox ebook travelling heroes. This curious incident introduces the vast new selfstyled epic history of the classical world, both greece and rome, over 900 years from homer to hadrian, by robin lane fox. This is an audio summary of alexander the great by robin lane fox. Some time around the middle of the second century ad, a young rhetorician named aelius aristides. From the peloponnesian war through the creation of athenian democracy, from the turbulent empire of alexander the great to the creation of the roman empire and the emergence of christianity, fox serves.
An epic history of greece and rome is a comprehensive and enthralling introduction to ancient. Robin lane fox has authored a sweeping history of what he calls the classical world, from homers greece to hadrians roman empire. The classical civilizations of greece and rome dominated the world for. Robin lane fox doesnt give a fig part of the great appeal of robin lane foxs garden writing is the fact that he doesnt give a fig for fashionable opinion.
The classical civilizations of greece and rome once dominated the world, and they continue to fascinate and inspire us. Robin lane fox has gathered the ancient world, from homer to hadrian, and parlayed it into 600 pages of perfection. This book by robin lane fox is probably the best all round history of the classical world that i have come across. An epic history from homer to hadrian basic books, 2008. Buy classical world by fox, robin lane reader in ancient history at oxford university and a fellow of new college online from the works. An epic history from homer to hadrian by robin lane fox. An epic history of greece and rome is a comprehensive and enthralling introduction to ancient civilization.
Greeks and their myths in the epic age of homer robin lane fox. It is the story of ancient greece and beyond forward to about 200 ad, the time of the greatest expansion of the roman empire. Robin lane fox had to read 1,468 books and articles to write his celebrated biography of alexander. Publication date 20061030 publisher basic books collection. While a work of such scope means that there cannot be great depth in discussing any point in that era.