Hellas and Rome: The Classical World in Pictures

Zschietzschmann, W. Hellas and Rome: The Classical World in Pictures. 1959. Universe Books. New York. First American Edition. Hardcover, Illustrated with photographs. 9.2 X 7 (23 X 17). [4] Title Page, Publisher's Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; vii-lxvi; pp. 1-304; [2]. Beautifully photographed motifs and pieces, complete with in-depth introduction near in preface, with details of the time period and influence of each category, according to its societal impact. Informative as well as entertaining. Yellow cloth boards with red title detail on front board and spine. No dust jacket. Some rubbing to spine, as shown. "Patton Studios" stamp on front endpaper, title page and back endpaper. Minor age discolouration/foxing to page edges of plates - does not impact the readability of text (shown in photos). Good condition and great gift for the Classics lover in your life.

"HELLAS AND ROME shows how classical culture is a definitive unity, how it can be separated on the one hand in time and style from the civilization of earlier times in the Mediterranean area and the Near East, and on the other hand how it can be separated from the culture of Christianity which had grown up during the same period within the territory of classical civilization. Every expert knows and every attentive reader of this book will recognize the difference between the Greek and the Roman mind, If the beginning of the period is compared with the end it will seem inconceivable that they should be related. They do, however, merge into one living unit when the historical events which represent the destinies of both nations are considered,"