A Brief History of Atlantis: Plato's Ideal State (Brief Histories) - Softcover

Dr Steve P. Kershawhas spent a great deal of time in the world of the Ancient Greeks, both intellectually and physically. He has been a Classics tutor for some 25 years, operating at all levels from complete beginner to Masters degree.

He currently operates out of the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education, creating and teaching undergraduate courses for the weekly class programme, the Masters in Literature and Art, summer schools, and online. Steve has just been commissioned to write Oxford University's new online course on 'The Minoans and Mycenaeans', which will include investigations into the Atlantis tale in relation to the impact of the Late Bronze Age eruption of the Santorini volcano on Minoan civilisation. As Professor of History of Art, he runs the European Studies Classical Tour for Rhodes College and the University of the South. He also teaches courses at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Former students include the Princess of Jordan, and he translated Matthew Pinsent's 4th Olympic Gold Medal for him after his victory in Athens. As a guest speaker for Swan Hellenic Cruises and the Royal Academy (through Cox and Kings) Steve has travelled extensively throughout the Mediterranean.

In 1990 Steve edited Pierre Grimal'sConcise Dictionary of Classical Mythology, later converted toThe Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology,and in 2007, partly as a result of a course on Greek Mythology that he taught at Oxford University, he wroteA Brief Guide to the Greek Mythsfor Constable & Robinson,described by Paul Cartledge the Professor of Ancient History at Cambridge University as 'eminently sane, highly informative, and reasonably priced'. It is currently used as a set book for Oxford University's online course on Greek Mythology. HisBrief Guide to Classical Civilizationwas published by Constable & Robinson in 2010, andA Brief History of the Roman Empirefollowed in 2013 - this is also used as a set book by Oxford University for its 'The Fall of Rome' online course.