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ellanarose 's review for:
The Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine
by Peter Thonemann, Simon Price
An interesting book.
As a narrative, it was fascinating. The book covers a wide range of both time and place, covering most of Europe. However, I found a few conclusions to be inadequate, badly explained, or just plain wrong.
For example, in one chapter a burial of "The Doctor" is described, a Celtic person who was cremated, then the urn buried with trinkets and important items. The book casually says the burial was "probably of a man" but shows no evidence to say why. There were many of these little things throughout the book.
As a narrative, like I said, it was a fascinating read. The book covers a wide range of subjects, from the fall of Troy to the fall of Rome. I quite enjoyed reading it, despite its flaws.
As a narrative, it was fascinating. The book covers a wide range of both time and place, covering most of Europe. However, I found a few conclusions to be inadequate, badly explained, or just plain wrong.
For example, in one chapter a burial of "The Doctor" is described, a Celtic person who was cremated, then the urn buried with trinkets and important items. The book casually says the burial was "probably of a man" but shows no evidence to say why. There were many of these little things throughout the book.
As a narrative, like I said, it was a fascinating read. The book covers a wide range of subjects, from the fall of Troy to the fall of Rome. I quite enjoyed reading it, despite its flaws.