Books in the Legacy Series series

The way the ancient Greeks lived and thought has had a profound influence on the world we know today. In this lucid and succinct collection, replacing the original Legacy of Greece edited by Sir Richard Livingstone in 1921, fourteen distinguished specialists in their field describe an aspect of Greek culture and assess its influence on later generations.

The rich and varied legacy of India, built up over many centuries, is still an influential force. Its contribution to world history and world civilization is here described in a series of essays interpreting India's culture to

This new edition offers an entirely fresh assessment of the influence of ancient Rome on the culture and society of later times. Originally published over 70 years ago, The Legacy of Rome has become a standard introduction to the achievements of the Roman world.

Stephanie Dalley explores the spread of culture through literacy from Mesopotamia into Egypt, Palestine and Greece after a system of writing was developed. By gathering evidence from a vast range of material and literary sources from 3000 BC onwards, threads of influence and continuity are traced into the Middle Ages. The effect of rediscovery in recent times is evident in European art.