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How does this book match Robin Lane Fox's book "The Classical World: An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian", or even; "The Cambridge Ancient History"?

Tyrion It's very different. Price and Thonemann don't talk much about events like battles. For example they only devote one paragraph to Alexanders conquest …moreIt's very different. Price and Thonemann don't talk much about events like battles. For example they only devote one paragraph to Alexanders conquest of Persia. The main themes of the book are how the people of antiquity remember their own history and how they define their own identity. (less)

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