Description
Product ID: | 9781786498946 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Vox Populi |
Subtitle: | Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Classical World but Were Afraid to Ask |
Authors: | Author: Peter Jones |
Page Count: | 320 |
Subjects: | Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, Psychology of ageing, Psychology of ageing, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome |
Description: | Select Guide Rating A witty and engaging beginner's guide to the Classics, by the author of Veni, Vidi, Vici and Eureka! In this compelling tour of the classical world, Peter Jones reveals how it is the power, scope and fascination of their ideas that makes the Ancient Greeks and Romans so important and influential today. For over 2,000 years these ideas have gripped Western imagination and been instrumental in the way we think about the world. Covering everything from philosophy, history and architecture to language and grammar, Jones uncovers their astonishing intellectual, political and literary achievements. |
Imprint Name: | Atlantic Books |
Publisher Name: | Atlantic Books |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2020-11-05 |