It's time for us to re-examine the past. Our lives are infinitely
richer if we take the time to look at what the Greeks and Romans
have given us in politics and law, religion and philosophy and
education, and to learn how people really lived in Athens, Rome,
Sparta and Alexandria. This is a book with a serious point to make
but the author isn't simply a classicist but a comedian and
broadcaster who has made television and radio documentaries about
humour, education and Dorothy Parker. This is a book for us all.
Whether political, cultural or social, there are endless parallels
between the ancient and modern worlds. Whether it's the murder of
Caesar or the political assassination of Thatcher; the narrative
arc of the hit HBO series The Wire or that of Oedipus; the popular
enthusiasm for the Emperor Titus or President Obama - over and over
again we can be seen to be living very much like people did 2,000
or more years ago.
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