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The Roman Way
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The Roman Way makes vividly interesting the contrast between Roman and Greek culture. Moreover, it reveals how surprisingly similar Roman civilization was to that of modern America, in respects ranging from an interest in good roads and good plumbing, to the popular veneration of home and mother. Our heritage from Rome includes everything from moral laws to stock characters in the drama. Skillful, witty, subtle in understanding, this audiobook shows us what the Romans were like, how they lived, what they thought, and what they accomplished.
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- Mitchell
- 2017-07-07
Surprising accessible
Though I love the topic of Rome. I often find that historians make it rather boring. Edith made it fascinating.
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- steve
- 2011-04-25
Not so bad
I was really excited to listen to this book but overall, I wasnt too impressed with this book. Though, I did enjoy learning about some of the similarities between Greece, Rome and modern times.
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- Ryan Anderson
- 2019-08-03
A fantastic book full of deep inside into the Roma
first, if you are not very, very clear about the details of the Roman republic and early empire this is not going to be a good read. Don't do it. Get a book by Mary beard, Anthony Everitt or listen to Mike Duncan's History of Rome podcast.
That being said, this is a fantastic book with amazing insight into the Roman daily world and literature. The fact that it was written in 1932 makes it even more interesting, allowing the knowledgeable to see Rome through the eye's of the familiar world of 1930's Academia and glimpse insights our current culture would not.