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The Classical World by Robin Lane Fox
75.00 NZD
79.95 (6% off)
Category: Non-Fiction
The Emperor Hadrian was arguably the first classicist, captivated by a classical past and society he could already identify as something apart. In this one-volume history of the ancient world up to his death, Robin Lane Fox traces the development of classical civilisation from its origins in the 9th cen ...Show more
The Classical World: An Epic History of Greece and Rome by Robin Lane Fox
29.99 NZD
40.00 (25% off)
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome dominated the world for centuries and continue to intrigue and enlighten us with their inventions, whether philosophy, politics, theatre, athletics, celebrity, science or the pleasures of horse racing. Robin Lane Fox's spellbinding history spans almost a th ...Show more
The Invention of Medicine: From Homer to Hippocrates by Robin Lane Fox
55.00 NZD
Category: History
Medicine is one of the great fields of achievement of the Ancient Greeks. Hippocrates is celebrated worldwide as the father of medicine and the Hippocratic Oath is admired throughout the medical profession as a founding statement of ethics and ideals. In the fifth century BC, Greeks even wrote of medici ...Show more
Thoughtful Gardening: Great Plants, Great Gardens, Great Gardeners by Robin Lane Fox
60.00 NZD
Category: Gardening | Reading Level: good
"Thoughtful Gardening" is Robin Lane Fox's first gardening book in twenty-five years, and marks the fortieth year of his weekly columns on gardening for the "Financial Times". It is based on his own selection from these widely admired pieces, which he has rewritten and amplified with new chapters to tak ...Show more
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