π Lot of 4 Classics on Greece & Rome | Bulwer-Lytton, Grote, Mommsen, Syme
π Lot of 4 Classics on Greece & Rome | Bulwer-Lytton, Grote, Mommsen, Syme
A smart, ready-made bundle for anyone building a classical-history shelf. This set spans Athens' golden age through the Roman Empire and its political transformation. Perfect for students, history buffs, or anyone curating a library of enduring works on the ancient world.
Titles Included
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Edward Bulwer Lytton β
Athens; Its Rise and Fall, Complete
(modern POD paperback)
A sweeping, single-author narrative of Athenian history and cultureβeminently readable and full of nineteenth-century flair.
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Grote / Cary / Mitchell / Caspari β
A History of Greece from the Time of Solon to 403 B.C.
(Condensed & Edited)
(Scholar Select reprint, paperback)
A compact but authoritative classic covering Archaic through late-Classical Athens, complete with scholarly notes and appendices.
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Theodor Mommsen β
A History of Rome under the Emperors
(Routledge paperback)
The Nobel laureate's lectures on the imperial periodβa pillar of Roman historiography, blending literary power with rigorous scholarship.
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Ronald Syme β
The Roman Revolution
(Oxford Paperbacks)
The definitive, hard-hitting analysis of the fall of the Republic and rise of Augustusβone of the twentieth century's greatest works of ancient history.
Condition (see photos)
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Bulwer-Lytton (pb, POD): Very Good; light shelf wear; text clean.
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Caspari/Grote (pb, Scholar Select): Very Good; minor edge rub; interior clean.
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Mommsen (Routledge pb): Good+; mild cover wear/toning; tight, unmarked pages.
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Syme (Oxford pb): Good reading copy; noticeable creases/edge wear; text sound.
Non-smoking home. No highlighting or writing observed on a quick check.