![]() ![]() Study these ancient treasures and you will witness the remarkable story of how artistic expression united the diverse peoples of the Mediterranean world - the Greeks, the Etruscans and the Romans - across space and time.īut something is missing from this story - and from these museum collections.Īn entire civilization, which played a crucial role in the growth of trade, the founding of cities and the spread of literacy throughout the lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea, has been effaced from the records of world culture. ![]() These museums are noted for their collections of Greek and Roman antiquities. When you visit museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York or the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the shared legacy of ancient Greece and Rome is readily apparent. ![]() Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization by Richard Miles ![]()
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