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In this tour of the classical world, Peter Jones reveals how it is the power, scope and fascination of their ideas that makes the ancient Greeks and Romans so important and influen tial today. For over 2,000 years these ideas have gripped Western imagination and been instrumental in the way we think about the world. Covering everything from philosophy, history and architecture to language and grammar, Jones uncovers their astonishing intellectual, political and literary achievements. Show more