Charlotte Higgins
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"What does Roman Britain mean to us now? How were its physical remains rediscovered and made sense of? How has it been reimagined, in story and song and verse? Sometimes on foot, sometimes in a magnificent, if not entirely reliable, VW camper van, Charlotte Higgins sets out to explore the ancient monuments of Roman Britain. She explores the land that was once Rome's northernmost territory and how it has changed since the years after the empire fell....
3) It's all Greek to me: from Homer to the Hippocratic Oath, how ancient Greece has shaped our world
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
"An informative, smart, and very amusing narrative about how influential Greeks and Greek culture have been on the rest of the world, from art to architecture to literature to politics to love"--Provided by publisher.
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