Publisher's Synopsis
In a thoughtful and provocative study, M.I. Finley challenges the prevailing traditions of researching and writing about ancient civilisations. He questions what we can and cannot know about Ancient Greece and Rome.
About the Publisher
Established in 1991 Pimlico has become leading paperback publisher of specialised, award-winning, high-end non-fiction. Areas of interest cover Politics, for example Bernard Donohue's Downing Street Diaries Art, such as John Richardson's prize-winning biography of Picasso Biography, for example Norman Sherry's 3-part acclaimed biography of Graham Greene, and History, with authors such as Gillian Tindall, Charles Freeman and Anthony Read. Readable, informative, entertaining and important, Pimlico - with its easily recognizable spines and innovative design - publishes books that matter.
