Twelve Greeks and Romans who changed the world
Classical biography Greece Rome BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Biography
Rowman & Littlefield
2003
EISBN 9780585466804
Homer, founder of Western literature.
Thales, founder of Western science.
Themistocles, defender of Greek civilization.
Pericles, democratic reformer.
Plato, founder of Western philosophy.
Alexander the Great, disseminator of Greek culture.
Scipio Africanus, defender of the Roman Republic.
Julius Caesar, destroyer of the Roman Republic.
Cicero, statesman, philosopher, and republican martyr.
Augustus, founder of the Roman Empire.
Paul of Tarsus, Christian evangelist.
Augustine, Christian theologian.
As Richard vibrantly describes the contributions of the individuals, he details the historical context in which each lived, showing how these men influenced their world and ours.
Thales, founder of Western science.
Themistocles, defender of Greek civilization.
Pericles, democratic reformer.
Plato, founder of Western philosophy.
Alexander the Great, disseminator of Greek culture.
Scipio Africanus, defender of the Roman Republic.
Julius Caesar, destroyer of the Roman Republic.
Cicero, statesman, philosopher, and republican martyr.
Augustus, founder of the Roman Empire.
Paul of Tarsus, Christian evangelist.
Augustine, Christian theologian.
As Richard vibrantly describes the contributions of the individuals, he details the historical context in which each lived, showing how these men influenced their world and ours.
