Engaging, Rich, & Eloquent
This book is superb. It's beautifully written, and it benefits greatly from Durant's impressive judgment in determining just how much detail to include for non-specialized readers.For readers seeking a good sense of the broad outlines of the history of ancient Greece -- from the Homeric age to the Roman -- this book is excellent.I was struck throughout by how important free trade was to the formation of Greek prosperity and culture (particularly in Athens). Durant clearly explains why this fact is so.