Name: Travelling Heroes: In the Epic age of Homer
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Author: Robin Lane Fox
ISBN: 9780679763864

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Travelling Heroes: In the Epic age of Homer

Type

Physical Book

Author

Robin Lane Fox

Publisher

Vintage

Year

2010

Language

English

Pages

465

Format

Paperback

Weight

1.00

ISBN

9780679763864

ISBN13

9780679763864

Edition No.

Synopsis "Travelling Heroes: In the Epic age of Homer "

The myths of the ancient Greeks have inspired us for thousands of years. Where did the famous stories of the battles of their gods develop and spread across the world? The celebrated classicist Robin Lane Fox draws on a lifetime’s knowledge of the ancient world, and on his own travels, answering this question by pursuing it through the age of Homer. His acclaimed history explores how the intrepid seafarers of eighth-century Greece sailed around the Mediterranean, encountering strange new sights—volcanic mountains, vaporous springs, huge prehistoric bones—and weaving them into the myths of gods, monsters and heroes that would become the cornerstone of Western civilization.

Robin Lane Fox

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Robin Lane Fox (Eton, 1946) is a British historian, classicist, and writer, known for his deep knowledge of the ancient world, especially Greece, Rome, and Alexander the Great. Throughout his career, he has managed to bring classical history to a broad audience, combining academic rigor with an accessible and enjoyable narrative. He was a professor of Ancient History at New College, University of Oxford, where he also earned his PhD, and collaborated for more than thirty years with the Financial Times. His work has been recognized with awards such as the Duff Cooper Prize and the Wolfson History Prize, which highlight both his research and his ability to disseminate knowledge. Among his most notable works are Alexander the Great (1973), The Classical World: The Epic of Greece and Rome (2007), and Pagans and Christians (1987), in which he explores everything from military history to religious transition in antiquity. Thanks to his work, Lane Fox has left a significant mark on the way we understand and value the legacy of the classical world.

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