Description: "This is an Apollo book, first published in the UK in 2018 by Head of Zeus Ltd."--Title page verso.
Brief description: Nigel Spivey is a senior lecturer in classical art and archaeology at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of several books, including Understanding Greek Sculpture, Enduring Creation, The Classical World, and The Ancient Olympics. He also presented the major BBC/PBS series How Art Made the World.
Review Quotes: "A grand 'traverse of classical civilization.' . . . Anyone with the slightest curiosity about ancient classics will love this book."-- "Kirkus Reviews, on The Classical World"