Why we're all Romans : the Roman contribution to the Western world / Carl J. Richard.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Roman history in brief -- Administration and law -- Engineering and architecture -- Epic and lyric poetry -- Speeches, letters, and agricultural manuals -- Philosophy -- Historical writing -- Comedy and satire -- Greek and Jewish contributions in the Roman era -- The rise and romanization of Christianity.

This engaging yet deeply informed work not only examines Roman history and the multitude of Roman achievements in rich and colorful detail but also delineates their crucial and lasting impact on Western civilization. Noted historian Carl J. Richard arguesthat although we Westerners are "all Greeks" in politics, science, philosophy, and literature and "all Hebrews" in morality and spirituality, it was the Romans who made us Greeks and Hebrews. As the author convincingly shows, from the Middle Ages on, most Westerners received Greek ideas from Roman sources. Similarly, when the Western world a.

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