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A review by eedwards117
The Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine by Simon Price
4.0
This book served well as a semi-historiographical analysis of the classical period. The theme of the book was comparing how the iron age greek and Romans viewed their bronze age history and how it shaped their own understanding of their world. The authors compared this against archeological data to get a better understanding of what happened and why the collective narrative didn't match the past events. The book also had plentiful asides to how classical history has influenced the modern day.
What this book is not is a general survey of the period. For readers who know little about the chronology of the time, or want to know more about the key events or developments, I would recommend a different volume. While I applaud the authors for their efforts in a powerful and interesting project, I feel penguin marketed this book poorly by shoehorning it into a survey series on Europe.
What this book is not is a general survey of the period. For readers who know little about the chronology of the time, or want to know more about the key events or developments, I would recommend a different volume. While I applaud the authors for their efforts in a powerful and interesting project, I feel penguin marketed this book poorly by shoehorning it into a survey series on Europe.