La Cité liquidation ancienne par Fustel de Coulanges : ancienne édition 1866

Rare 1866 Vintage Edition

The Ancient City (La Cité antique: Étude sur le culte, le droit, les institutions de la Grèce et de Rome) first published in 1864, is the most famous book of the French historian Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges (1830–1889). Taking inspiration from René Descartesand based on texts of ancient historians and poets, the author investigates the origins of the most archaic institutions of Greek and Roman society, focusing on religion and cult which the author sees as the foundation of the foundations of Ancient Greece and Rome. The book has been lauded as being full of ingenious ideas and written in striking style. It ranks as one of the masterpieces of the French language in the 19th century. This book is culturally important and an essential part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. A rare antique find for book collectors and Ancient Greek and Rome History scholars and historians. FREE SHIPPING