The Long Shadow of Antiquity: What Have the Greeks and Romans Done for Us?

by Gregory S. Aldrete and Alicia Aldrete

Book Overview

A vivid exploration of the many ways the classical world remains relevant today, this is a passionate justification of why we continue to read about and study the lives and works of the ancient Greeks and Romans.

Challenging the way the phrase 'That's just ancient history' is used to dismiss something as being irrelevant, Greg and Alicia Aldrete demonstrate just how much ancient Greece and Rome have influenced and shaped our world today...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350083380
• ISBN13: 9781350083387
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"