The Greek World: Classical, Byzantine, and Modern

by Robert Browning (Editor)

A wonderfully illustrated book that celebrates the history, culture and achievements of the Greeks and links Greece and the Greek people of different periods from ancient times to the modern world. Thirteen contributors provide their own ideas and interpretations of Bronze Age Greece 'The Age of Heroes', the Persian wars and Alexander, philosophy, art, literature, the period from Alexander to the Roman conquest, the Romans and Greeks in the east and Greeks in the Byzantine, Moslem and Slav worlds.

328 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Robert Browning, Greek historian, translator, Byzantinist, and professor was born in Glasgow in 1914. He graduated from Glasgow University in 1931, acquiring several prizes and honors. He also learned several Eastern European languages, beginning with Albanian. In 1939, he acquired a second degree from the university and joined the Royal Artillery, where he mastered Georgian.

Browning returned to academia from WWII to teach and work in several universities, including Merton College, Oxford, London University, University College, and Birkbeck, University of London, from which he retired as Professor of Classics and Ancient History in 1981.

Browning remained active, serving in an advisory capacity at Dumbarton Oaks and the University of Cyprus, and receiving an honorary doctorate from the University of Birmingham.

Reviews

[Michael Heath-Caldwell]

Good book on ancient Greece, art and architecture