Reviews for From Plataea to Potidaea Studies in the History and Historiography of the Pentecontaetia

The average rating for From Plataea to Potidaea Studies in the History and Historiography of the Pentecontaetia based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-09-03 00:00:00 SunDee Welton This beautifully illustrated book is written very conversationally. It is intended for the British gardener in terms of plant suitability, but it is a lovely read for anyone interested in agricultural history. The author writes with a lovely conversational prose that explains the history of fruit cultivation and the botany of the plants. For example did you know that a fig really isn't a fruit, but rather a mass of inside out flowers?

Review # 2 was written on 2019-12-05 00:00:00 Ieva Gailuma Not sure why all the previous reviews have higher ratings, as this was a very poorly written book. Where was the editor?? Parts of it read normally but other parts are determined to just jam paragraphs full of facts that become meaningless after a while. It also tends to repeat itself and skip back-and-forth in a way that makes you want to just stop reading. Funny how a book about such decadence can be so dull. However my love for Chicago history prevailed and I did make it through. It seemed like the ending chapters with Capone were written better, I almost wonder if he had a ghost writer for parts of this. However, all in all this book needed serious editing and I don't think I'll ever read anything else he wrote.