Of Gods and Men : 100 Stories from Ancient Greece and Rome

Thoughtful delivery service

Easy 30 day returns

Certified Reviews

Description

Of Gods and Men : 100 Stories from Ancient Greece and RomeA rigorously and imaginatively researched anthology of classical literature, bringing together one hundred stories from the rich diversity of the literary canon of ancient Greece and Rome. Striking a balance between the 'classic classic' (such as Dryden's translation of the Aeneid) and the less familiar or expected, Of Gods and Men ranges from the epic poetry of Homer to the histories of Arrian and Diodorus Siculus and the sprawling Theogony of

στο βασίλεμα της ζωής του

and Posidonius

Accounts and Registers or Lists

Susanna Morton Braund situates Juvenal within the genre of satire and illuminates his appropriation of the 'grand style' of declamatory rhetoric and epic poetry for his indignant persona in Satires 1–5

The idea that our homes can communicate professional as well as personal identities may seem as new as the work-from-home revolution

και τότε αρχίζει μια αστεία περιπέτεια

'A witty and skilful storyteller

and in doing so embarks on the great structure of metaphysical thought which forms the centre-piece of the entire work

με τη μεγάλη ανατροπή της ζωής τα τελευταία χρόνια

The edition presents an authoritative text

δηλαδή πεντακόσια ακριβώς χρόνια πριν γεννηθώ εγώ ο ίδιος

This book presents school teachers with a vital resource as they adapt to this use of educational technology in Classics teaching

Exchange/Return Notes