P. V. N. Myers (1846–1937)
Autor de Ancient History
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Obras de P. V. N. Myers
The eastern nations and Greece 4 copias
Ancient History 1 copia
Remains Of Lost Empires: Sketches Of Palmyra, Nineveh, Babylon, And Persepolis, With Some Notes On India And The… (2010) 1 copia
Ancient History for Colleges and High Schools, Vol. 1: The Eastern Nations and Greece (Classic Reprint) (2017) 1 copia
Myers general history 1 copia
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It is a complete and through outline of Roman history (as well as the early medieval period until 800). It's mostly chronological, though some space is given to social and cultural topics. But while the prose is occasionally adorned with memorable phrases ("Greece captive led enthralled her captor") the tone is both somewhat pedagogic (having apparently been written as a school textbook) and sometimes rather arrogant (phrases such as "the fatalism and stagnation of the East" crop up here and there). Also, for better or worse, Myers has a tendency to make comparisions and analogies. All in all, it's not terrible, being at least a useful outline of Roman history, though it is rather old-fashioned.
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This book is itself almost ancient. It exemplifies the old approach to history that emphasized politics and wars to the exclusion of almost everything else. Still it is interesting more as a glimpse into the ways history was formerly practiced rather than the actual content of the book.
Edition: Second Revised Edition // Descr: xviii, 592 p. : ill., plates, maps 20 cm. // Series: Call No. { 950 M99 } Contains General Bibliography and Index and Pronouncing Vocabulary. // //
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- 18
Now of course, this is breathtakingly dated.