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Before there was Plato, before Rome conquered the world, before even the Parthenon crowned its hill ... there was a civilisation already dreaming of beauty.

In Classical Civilisation, Jeffrey L. Buller-classicist, educator, and author-offers a lyrical and reflective journey through the Greek and Roman worlds, inspired by the approach of Sir Kenneth Clark's legendary book and television series Civilisation. This volume serves as both an homage to that author and an unauthorized prequel to his work: a meditation on how art, architecture, literature, and belief helped shape what we now call "classical civilisation."

Beginning with the sunlit ambiguity of Minoan Crete and continuing through the citadels of Mycenae, the epics of Homer, the rise of the polis, and the transformation of Rome into a Christian empire, this book traces the arc of a civilisation not through conquest or chronology, but through sensibility.

Written in a style that is both refined and deeply human, Buller connects frescoes to philosophies, temples to tragedies, and broken vases to enduring questions about what it means to live with grace, clarity, and purpose.

Whether you are a student of antiquity or a lover of art, Classical Civilisation invites you to rediscover the ancient world not as a lost past, but as a living inheritance.

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• Plný název: Classical Civilisation
• Autor: Jeffrey L Buller
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 192
• EAN: 9798240902031
• ID: 52771297
• Nakladatelství: Signed, Sealed, & Delivered
• Hmotnost: 473 g
• Rozměry: 254 × 178 × 13 mm
• Datum vydání: 02. July 2026

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