Drawing on the greatest writers of its civilization, Hamilton vividly depicts the life and spirit of Rome.Edith Hamilton (August 12, 1867 – May 31, 1963)was an American educator and internationally known author who was one of the most renowned classicists of her era in the United States. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College, she also studied in Germany at the University of Leipzig and the University of Munich. Hamilton began her career as an educator and head of the Bryn Mawr School, a private college preparatory school for girls in Baltimore, Maryland; however, Hamilton is best known for her essays and best-selling books on ancient Greek and Roman civilizations.Hamilton's second career as an author began after her retirement from the Bryn Mawr School in 1922. She was sixty-two years old when her first book,The Greek Way, was published in 1930. It was an immediate success and a featured selection by the Book-of-the-Month Club in 1957. Hamilton's other notable works includeThe Roman Way(1932),The Prophets of Israel(1936),Mythology(1942), andThe Echo of Greece(1957).