Ancient History surveys?

[Jeff Kahl]

Which surveys of Ancient History (especially Greece and Rome) tend to be highly regarded/recommended by Objectivists?

[Boydstun]

 

The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece 

I know little about history of Rome. Perhaps others know some good scholarship on it in the league with the preceding book on Ancient Greece.

 

[William O]

@Jeff Kahl, Objectivists tend to like Durant's history of civilization, which has volumes on the ancient Oriental world, Greece, and Rome. I can say that his writing is superb. He may be substantially out of date.

Dr. Leonard Peikoff has a list of recommended history books:

History Reading List « Peikoff

I can say that I read McNeill's single volume history of the world, and I really liked it. I am nothing resembling a historian, though.

Edited November 25, 2020 by William O

[Reidy]

NBI Book Service used to sell Bowra's The Greek Experience. Prices on Amazon range for some reason from a few dollars to several hundred.

[Boydstun]

On 11/25/2020 at 10:53 AM, Boydstun said:

 

The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece 

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To that one, we might pin a particular story: Plato of Athens: A Life in Philosophy

[Jim Henderson]

The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece is  exceptional in its recognition that Aristotle was right, as demonstrated by the success of the independent Greek city states, when he posited that humans "are distinctive among social animals in our natural capacities to use reason and our ability to communicate complex ideas and information through language." (p 54)