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La historia completa del Imperio romano de Oriente Durante un milenio, Bizancio fue Roma en Oriente. Desde Constantinopla, la Reina de las Ciudades, urbe de cúpulas inmensas y murallas imponentes, e

Un compendio fascinante de mitos, leyendas y realidades históricas.¿Existió la ciudad de la Atlántida? ¿Pronunció Julio César las famosas palabras «¿Tú también, hijo?», antes de morir? A veces, la na

What's exciting about a piece of bread 4,000 years old? Or some pots of paint abandoned in the eruption at Pompeii? Why should we be bothered with the distant past anyway? What's the point?The life, art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome have something to offer everyone. They are not the property of wealthy white men only. They make us wonder how to make sense of people who lived long ago (from angry landlords to giggling senators) - and to think harder about our own world, to look at it differently.In Talking Classics, Mary Beard points to the surprising connections between antiquity and the present. From revolutionaries to dictators, Bob Dylan to Beyonce, she joins forces with the varied modern characters who have been transfixed by the ancient world. It's not compulsory, she argues, to be excited by antiquity, but it's a shame not to be.After half a century teaching and studying classics, she fills the book with lively stories, curious facts and some good gossip. Talking Classics explains why the deep past does really affect us all.

La épica historia de uno de los imperios más ricos y poderosos de la Antigüedad. La historia de Cartago suele contarse desde la mirada de quienes la destruyeron. Pero durante casi seiscientos años, e