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A vivid exploration of the many ways the classical world remains
relevant today, this is a passionate justification of why we
continue to read about and study the lives and works of the ancient
Greeks and Romans. Challenging the way the phrase 'That's just
ancient history' is used to dismiss something as being irrelevant,
Greg and Alicia Aldrete demonstrate just how much ancient Greece
and Rome have influenced and shaped our world today in ways both
large and small. From the more commonly known influences on
politics, law, literature and timekeeping through to the everyday
rituals and routines we take for granted when we exercise, dine,
marry and dress, we are rooted in the ancient world. Even the
political upheaval, celebrity obsession and blurring of public and
private boundaries that we see in current news betray ancient
characteristics - now brought to the fore here in a new final
chapter. If you have ever wondered how far exactly we still walk in
the footsteps of the ancients or wanted to understand how study of
the classical world can inform and explain our lives today, this is
the book for you.
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.
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