Böcker av Gregory S. (University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Aldrete

Looks at the myriad ways that the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome have fundamentally influenced and shaped our modern world. This title explores 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.

Despite the fact that the majority of the inhabitants of the Roman Empire lived an agricultural existence and thus resided outside of urban centers, there is no denying the fact that the core of Roman civilization-its essential culture and politics-was based in cities.