Robin Lane Fox è uno stimato storico britannico specializzato nell'antichità. Il suo lavoro si addentra nelle profondità della storia antica, offrendo ai lettori prospettive illuminanti sulla cultura greca e romana. L'approccio accademico di Lane Fox, informato dalla sua lunga permanenza all'Università di Oxford, illumina le complessità del mondo antico con profondità e sfumature. La sua esperienza si estende oltre la storia classica per includere la storia e la letteratura islamica primitiva, riflettendo l'ampiezza della sua ricerca accademica.
Le imprese dell'uomo che ha rivaleggiato con gli eroi di Omero e con glistessi dèi, ispirando il modello leggendario che ha appassionato l'Occidente,dagli imperatori romani a Napoleone. Un ritratto di forte suggestione daun autore di nitida scrittura.
A glorious full-color celebration of the world famous garden at Sissinghurst, in England. 75 color paintings and 18 color photographs.
Documents artifacts discovered in a tomb believed to be Alexander's father's
Like its heroes Homer's Iliad has earned immortal glory. It is the sublime Greek epic poem which tells of the anger of Achilles, and its dreadful consequences for persons and events during the war at Troy. Great questions still remain for its many readers: where, how and when it was composed and why it has such exceptional power. Robin Lane Fox applies his life-long love and engagement with the poem to answer them, deepening and enhancing what we will find in it as a result. Long planned, compellingly written and conceived, it is a memorable tribute to the poem underlying many of his own books.
Suitable for those setting out on a new garden or taking stock of one, this title takes a look at fashions of the moment and is full of advice, ranging from problems with badgers to how to take root-cuttings or choose flowering trees, as well as examples of gardens at home and abroad which the author has visited over many years.
The Bible is moving, inspirational and endlessly fascinating - but is it true? Starting with Genesis and the implicit background to the birth of Christ, the author sets out to discover how far biblical descriptions of people, places and events are confirmed or contradicted by external written and archaeological evidence.
"Religion and the religious life from the second to the fourth century A.D. when the gods of Olympus lost their dominion and Christianity, with the conversion of Constantine, triumphed in the Mediterranean world"--Jacket subtitle
"In Augustine, celebrated historian Robin Lane Fox follows Augustine of Hippo on his journey to the writing of his Confessions. Unbaptized, Augustine indulged in a life of lust before finally confessing and converting. Lane Fox recounts Augustine's sexual sins, his time in an outlawed heretical sect, and his gradual return to spirituality. Magisterial and beautifully written, Augustine is the authoritative portrait of this colossal figure at his most thoughtful, vulnerable, and profound." --Publisher
Fox traces our ongoing struggle to maintain open societies in the face of profoundly tribal human needs that, paradoxically, hold the key to our survival. This latest book ranges from incest and arranged marriage to poetry and myth, from human rights and vengeance to pop icons such as Seinfeld.
The classical civilizations of Greece & Rome once dominated the world. They continue to fascinate & inspire us. Classical art & architecture, drama & epic, philosophy & politics--these are the foundations of Western civilization. In The Classical World , eminent classicist Robin Lane Fox chronicles this vast sweep of history from Homer to the reign of Augustus. From the Peloponnesian War thru the creation of Athenian democracy, from the turbulent empire of Alexander the Great to the creation of the Roman Empire & the emergence of Christianity, he serves as a witty & trenchant guide. He introduces extraordinary heroes & horrific villains, great thinkers & bloodthirsty tyrants.
Medicine stands out as a significant achievement of the Ancient Greeks, with Hippocrates recognized as the father of medicine and the Hippocratic Oath revered as a foundational ethical statement in the medical profession. In the fifth century BC, the Greeks regarded medicine as a newly discovered craft. Robin Lane Fox's insightful work contextualizes this invention, tracing its evolution from Homer's epic poems to the earliest known Greek physicians. He explores the enigmatic figure of Hippocrates, his Oath, and the various writings attributed to him. Focusing on seven pivotal texts that detail the case histories of specific individuals, Fox argues that certain texts were composed much earlier than previously thought, impacting our understanding of medical awareness among notable Greek dramatists and historians like Herodotus and Thucydides. By analyzing Hippocrates' concise observations, Fox connects them to the broader history of Greek prose and intellectual thought. This engaging book illuminates various facets of the classical world, including women's medicine, urban life, empire, art, sport, sexuality, and botany. It offers a fresh perspective on a previously obscure decade and guides readers through an extraordinary journey from Homer's narratives to the legacy of Greek medical case histories in the Islamic world and early modern Europe.
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: the Odyssey and the Iliad.
Robin Lane Fox präsentiert in seinem Werk eine lebendige Schilderung von 1000 Jahren antiker Geschichte, die sowohl für Neulinge als auch für Enthusiasten spannend ist. Er folgt dem römischen Kaiser Hadrian und thematisiert Freiheit, Gerechtigkeit und Luxus, während er die bedeutendsten Ereignisse von der Antike bis zur Kaiserzeit beleuchtet.
