Travelling Heroes
by Robin Lane Fox | 
The Greeks
by H. D. F. Kitto | 
The Rise Of The Greeks
by Michael Grant | 
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea
by Thomas Cahill | 
History of Rome
by Michael Grant | 
Rubicon
by Tom Holland |
The Romans
by Mary T. Boatwright | 
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
by Edward Gibbon |
The Rise of Rome
by Anthony Everitt | 
Ancient Greece
by Sarah B. Pomeroy | 
The Roman Revolution
by Ronald Syme | 
The Fall of the Roman Empire
by Peter Heather |
The Roman History: The Reign of Augustus
by Cassius Dio | 
Persian Fire
by Tom Holland |
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
by Edward Gibbon | 
How Rome Fell
by Adrian Goldsworthy | 
The War That Killed Achilles
by Caroline Alexander | 
The Fall of the Athenian Empire
by Donald Kagan | 
From the Gracchi to Nero
by H. H. Scullard |
Tacitus on Germany
by Tacitus |
The classical civilizations of Greece & Rome once dominated the world. They continue to fascinate & inspire us. Classical art & architecture, drama & epic, philosophy & politics--these are the foundations of Western civilization. In The Classical World, eminent classicist Robin Lane Fox chronicles this vast sweep of history from Homer to the reign of Augustus. From the Peloponnesian War thru the creation of Athenian democracy, from the turbulent empire of Alexander the Great to the creation of the Roman Empire & the emergence of Christianity, he serves as a witty & trenchant guide. He introduces extraordinary heroes & horrific villains, great thinkers & bloodthirsty tyrants.