The Founders of the Western World, Michael Grant
The Founders of the Western World, Michael Grant
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The Founders of the Western World
A History of Greece and Rome

Author: Michael Grant

Narrator: Wanda McCaddon

Unabridged: 9 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/07/2012

Synopsis

Through his in-depth analysis, Michael Grant introduces us to the political, military, cultural, social, economic, and religious life of the times that were the building blocks of what we now call the Western World. He creates a vivid panorama of the Greco-Roman world by bringing together the most dramatic events on record from its beginnings in 1,000 BC to the fall of the western Roman Empire in the fifth century AD.The Founders of the Western World covers the rise and development of the Greeks, the Greek city states, classical Greece and its relations with Persia, Alexander and his successors, life in Hellenistic Greece, early Rome and the Etruscans, the Roman Republic and its imperial development, the Augustan age, Rome after Augustus, Constantine’s conversion and the founding of Constantinople, and the fall of the Roman West.

About Michael Grant

Michael Grant (1914-2004) was a historian whose over forty publications on ancient Rome and Greece popularized the classical and early Christian world. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, served in intelligence and as a diplomat during the Second World War, and afterwards became deputy director of the British Council’s European division, when he also published his first book. He later returned to academia, teaching at Cambridge and Edinburgh, and serving as vice chancellor at the University of Khartoum and at Queen’s University, Belfast. His many books include From Alexander to Cleopatra,The History of Ancient Israel,The Etruscans, Jesus: An Historian’s Review of the Gospels,The History of Rome,The Classical Greeks,The Founders of the Western World, and The Twelve Caesars.

About Wanda McCaddon

Wanda McCaddon (d. 2023) narrated well over six hundred titles for major audiobook publishers, sometimes with the pseudonym Nadia May or Donada Peters. She earned the prestigious Audio Award for best narration and numerous Earphones Awards. She was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bryce on February 29, 2016

Have you ever wondered what shaped the so called western world we live in today? Michael Grant’s non fiction book: The Founders of the Western World gives and detailed overview, of the political, military, cultural, social, economic & religious life of Hellenistic Greece, and early Rome. This nonfic......more

Goodreads review by Erik on June 09, 2013

This book is an extremely fast-paced review of classical history--too fast, in my opinion, to constitute a very good read. Except for a few typos, the kinds that aren't noticed by a spell-check, there are no egregious errors. Grant is definitely an authority. There are, of course, many matters which......more

Goodreads review by Charles on January 16, 2018

This book is neither bad nor great. It's an acceptable survey of the history of Greece and Rome. The problem with it is threefold. Sometimes it's short when it needs to be long. Sometimes it's long when it needs to be short. Sometimes it's about the right length but muddled. The "too short" parts are......more

Goodreads review by Kenny on July 21, 2019

It’s a history of the rise of Greece and Rome in one volume. Discusses how the two societies became the foundation of western civilization.......more

Goodreads review by James on June 30, 2014

A typical shallow synopsis of Ancient Greece and Rome.......more

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