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The Long Shadow of Antiquity by Alicia Aldrete, Gregory S. Aldrete is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Long Shadow of Antiquity about?

Democracy? Mathematics? The Calendar? Hospitals? This book is an enlightening look at the myriad ways that the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome have fundamentally influenced and shaped our modern world. Familiar institutions, rituals, and aspects of everyday modern life are examined to reveal their often surprising classical roots, while the authors explore a selection of the innovations of ancient Greek and Roman civilization to trace how these have developed through history and still affect the world of the twenty-first century. The style is fast-paced and, while drawing on authoritative and current scholarship, the factual information is enlivened with anecdotal details. This book will open the reader's eyes to a new understanding of the world that we live in today.

Who reads The Long Shadow of Antiquity?

Author

Alicia Aldrete, Gregory S. Aldrete

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published

2019

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Ancient History, Humanities