Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology and Their Influence: An Introduction

Classical influence has shaped our daily lives and continues to do so even to this day.

Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology and Their Influence: An Introduction offers a brief survey of ancient Greece (focusing on Athens) and ancient Italy (focusing on Rome) and then shows the influence of these classical cultures on later Western civilization, including America in the 1930s but also including France, Germany, and Italy in the 1930s as well. It is designed specifically for students in the university class and is also meant to be accessible to a general public who might be interested to learn a bit more about Greeks, Romans, and their influence on later Western culture.

Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology and Their Influence: An Introduction covers:

• the influence of the classical period on art, cinema, and the historical novel.
• various pioneers of classical influence in these genres.
• individuals as diverse as the Roman emperor Hadrian, Andrea Palladio, Sir Arthur Evans, Cecil B. De Mille, Jean Cocteau, Benito Mussolini, and Lew Wallace among many others.