Vox Populi: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Classical World but Were Afraid to Ask

Hardback

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Title Vox Populi: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Classical World but Were Afraid to Ask
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Peter Jones
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 155
Category/GenreWestern philosophy - Ancient to c 500
ISBN/Barcode 9781786498953
ClassificationsDewey:938
Audience
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
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Publishing Details

Publisher Atlantic Books
Imprint Atlantic Books
Publication Date 7 November 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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. First published twenty years ago, this fully updated and revised edition is a must-read for anyone who wishes to know more about the classics - and where they came from.

Author Biography

Peter Jones was educated at Cambridge University and taught Classics at Cambridge and at Newcastle University, before retiring in 1997. He has written a regular column, 'Ancient & Modern', in the Spectator for many years and is the author of various books on the Classics, including the bestselling Learn Latin and Learn Ancient Greek, as well as Reading Virgil's Aeneid I and II, Vote for Caesar, Veni, Vidi, Vici, Eureka! and Quid Pro Quo.

Reviews

Well-argued and engaging * Mary Beard, TLS * If this book doesn't encourage a rebirth in interest in the Classics, nothing will. * Contemporary Review * Fascinating... It is learned but an easy read, a rare combination. * Christopher Howse, Daily Telegraph on Memento Mori * An often amusing, always illuminating, guide which offers an intriguing vantage point at which to examine Roman life. * All About History on Memento Mori *