Simon Price & Peter Thonemann
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In this special Blackwell Classics programme, we are joined by Simon Price and Peter Thonemann, authors of the eagerly awaited new title, 'The Birth of Classical Europe'. The book presents a wide-ranging account of over 2,000 years of European history and reveals how we are the descendants of a 'classical Europe', using frames of reference created by ancient Mediterranean cultures.
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