Ursus 6 Report post Posted February 22, 2009 As one might expect, the book is similar in scope to Matyszak's Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day. Rather than the standard dry academic format, the book's conceit is that is written from the perspective of a narrator who serves as tour guide to a living, breathing ancient city. The time frame is a generation after the Persian Wars and just prior to the start of the wars with Sparta, though the omniscient narrator has knowledge of events in both the near and distant futures. The period was chosen because it offered a glimpse of Athenian culture near the height of its golden era, but before (as the author states) a "certain innocence was lost" through the later greed and depravations of an empire destined to be overthrown... Read the full review here ..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ursus 6 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 May I suggest to Maty he make a sequel to this on Alexandria-by-Egypt? That would be very interesting. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
