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The long shadow of antiquity : what have the Greeks and Romans done for us? / by Gregory Aldrete and Alicia Aldrete.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: Paperback editionDescription: xi, 411 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781350083387
  • 1350083380
Subject(s):
Contents:
Knowing yourself -- The bare necessities: food and shelter -- From the cradle to the grave: the family and the journey of life -- Living the good life: entertainments and leisure activities -- Power to the people: systems of government -- Understanding and shaping the material world: architecture and science -- Understanding and shaping the spiritual world: superstition and religion -- Words, ideas, and stories: language, law, philosophy, and literature -- You can't escape the past: popular culture and antiquity -- Ancient and modern parallels: environmental problems, celebrities and fashion, and globalization and cultural assimilation.
Summary: "Why, in the 21st century, should we still care about the ancient world? This book provides an answer by revealing the myriad and often surprising ways in which society today has been fundamentally shaped by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Often the phrase 'That's just ancient history' is used to dismiss something as being irrelevant. This book challenges this assumption by vividly demonstrating how much ancient Greece and Rome have influenced and shaped our world today in ways both large and small. This revised, expanded edition includes timely new material on environmental challenges, celebrity culture, tensions between globalism and nationalism, and political propaganda"-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A vivid exploration of the many ways the classical world remains relevant today, this is a passionate justification of why we continue to read about and study the lives and works of the ancient Greeks and Romans.Challenging the way the phrase 'That's just ancient history' is used to dismiss something as being irrelevant, Greg and Alicia Aldrete demonstrate just how much ancient Greece and Rome have influenced and shaped our world today in ways both large and small. From the more commonly known influences on politics, law, literature and timekeeping through to the everyday rituals and routines we take for granted when we exercise, dine, marry and dress, we are rooted in the ancient world. Even the political upheaval, celebrity obsession and blurring of public and private boundaries that we see in current news betray ancient characteristics - now brought to the fore here in a new final chapter.If you have ever wondered how far exactly we still walk in the footsteps of the ancients or wanted to understand how study of the classical world can inform and explain our lives today, this is the book for you.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Knowing yourself -- The bare necessities: food and shelter -- From the cradle to the grave: the family and the journey of life -- Living the good life: entertainments and leisure activities -- Power to the people: systems of government -- Understanding and shaping the material world: architecture and science -- Understanding and shaping the spiritual world: superstition and religion -- Words, ideas, and stories: language, law, philosophy, and literature -- You can't escape the past: popular culture and antiquity -- Ancient and modern parallels: environmental problems, celebrities and fashion, and globalization and cultural assimilation.

"Why, in the 21st century, should we still care about the ancient world? This book provides an answer by revealing the myriad and often surprising ways in which society today has been fundamentally shaped by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Often the phrase 'That's just ancient history' is used to dismiss something as being irrelevant. This book challenges this assumption by vividly demonstrating how much ancient Greece and Rome have influenced and shaped our world today in ways both large and small. This revised, expanded edition includes timely new material on environmental challenges, celebrity culture, tensions between globalism and nationalism, and political propaganda"-- Provided by publisher.

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