Greeks & Romans Bearing Gifts: How the Ancients Inspired the Founding Fathers

by Carl J. Richard

Book Overview

This lively and engaging book is the only popular work to explore the profound impact of Ancient Greece and Rome on the Founding Fathers. The classical education they imbibed as young students inspired them to undertake the American Revolution and influenced their approach to a host of constitutional and practical issues crucial to the shaping of the new American republic. Recounting the stirring stories the founders encountered in their favorite...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742556247
• ISBN13: 9780742556249
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"