Robin Lane Fox

Robin Lane Fox'e accessible and erudite life of Alexander searches through the mass of conflicting evidence and legend to focus on the living actuality of the man and his experience - 'It is tempting', he concludes, 'to see in Alexander the romantic's complex nature for the first time in Greek history.' Beautifully written, perspective, and fluent, it is a a superb example of historical scholarship and psychological insight.

As I wrote in my review, this is a bad book, plain and simple, and should not have been published in its present form.
https://languagehat.com/travelling-heroes/

This book is written in an engaging style and covers the key aspects of these great civilisations in a single volume, bravo! The author focuses his analysis on the historical developments with 3 themes: freedom, luxury & justice. Very insightful on how approaches and attitudes to these cultural aspects change over time especially in Greek democracy, Roman Republic and then Empire. Anyone looking to see the forest rather than the tress this is a worthwhile resource to enjoy.

Not as high audio or lecture quality as courses from The Teaching Company, sadly. Listening was challenging in the car, which made it difficult to follow the narrative.