Beginning with stories of Earth's creation and its early rulers, the Titans, this book recounts the major episodes and figures of Greek and Roman mythology. It contains sections on the gods of the sky, the sea, the earth and the underworld; the Fates and the Muses; monsters; human heroes; and the "Iliad", the "Odyssey" and the "Aeneid".

(Hardback)

A stunning collection of photographs celebrating the excellence of the Italian Renaissance period through palaces and gardens built between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.