
By David Stuttard
From arithmetic to politics, from portray and sculpture to activity, the reader will meet either the recognized and no more recognized figures resembling Milo, the Olympic wrestler; Aspasia, the bright lady highbrow; Zeuxis, the painter who invented trompe l'oeil; and Epaminondas, who taught strategies to Philip of Macedon.
David Stuttard has written a variety of books at the Classical international together with 'The Parthenon: energy and Politics at the Acropolis'.
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