The Classical Tradition
- ISBN-10
- 1782684034
- ISBN-13
- 9781782684039
- Series
- The Classical Tradition
- Category
- Civilization, Classical
- Pages
- 1067
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
Description
"Designed for scholars, students, and the general reader, this compilation of essays shows how Classical civilizations have shaped human endeavors from art to government, mathematics to medicine, drama to urban planning, legal theory to popular culture"--Publisher description.
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- 2015-05-14
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- 704 pages
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