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Classical Civilisation: Greeks & Romans in Ten Chapters by Nigel Spivey
$34.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
A concise and accessible study of the foundations, development and enduring legacy of the cultures of Greece and Rome, centred on ten locations of seminal importance in the development of Classical civilisation. Starting with Troy, where history, myth and cosmology fuse to form the origins of Classical ...Show more
The Ancient Olympics by Nigel Spivey
$55.00 AUD
Category: History
The word 'athletics' is derived from the Greek verb 'to struggle/suffer for a prize'. After reading this book, no one will see the Olympics as a graceful display of Greek beauty again, but as war by other means. Nigel Spivey paints a portrait of the Greek Olympics as they really were - fierce contests b ...Show more
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