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Philippics 1–6 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
We know more of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC), lawyer, orator, politician and philosopher, than of any other Roman. Besides much else, his work conveys the turmoil of his time, and... Læs mere
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Philippics 7–14 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
We know more of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC), lawyer, orator, politician and philosopher, than of any other Roman. Besides much else, his work conveys the turmoil of his time, and... Læs mere
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Bacchae. Iphigenia at Aulis. Rhesus (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Euripides (ca. 485–406 BC) has been prized in every age for his emotional and intellectual drama. Eighteen of his ninety or so plays survive complete, including Medea,... Læs mere
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Tetrabiblos (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
In Tetrabiblos, a core text in the history of astrology, the preeminent ancient astronomer Ptolemy treats the practical use of astronomical knowledge: making predictions about individuals’ lives and the outcome of human affairs.
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On Architecture, Volume I: Books 1–5 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
On Architecture, completed by Vitruvius sometime before 27 BC and the only work of its kind to survive antiquity, serves not professionals but readers who want to... Læs mere
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History of Alexander, Volume I: Books 1–5 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Quintus Curtius wrote a history of Alexander the Great. The first two of ten books have not survived and material is missing from books 5, 6, and 10. Curtius... Læs mere
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Tristia. Ex Ponto (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
In the melancholy elegies of the Tristia and Ex Ponto, Ovid (43 BC–AD 17) writes from exile in Tomis on the Black Sea, appealing to such people as his wife and the emperor.
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History of the Peloponnesian War, Volume IV: Books 7–8 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
The Peloponnesian War was really three conflicts (431–421, 415–413, and 413–404 BC) that Thucydides was still unifying into one... Læs mere
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Roman History, Volume III: Books 36–40 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio), ca. AD 150–235, was born in Bithynia. Dio’s work is a vital source for the last years of the Roman republic and the first four Roman emperors.
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Frogs. Assemblywomen. Wealth (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Aristophanes has been admired since antiquity for his wit, fantasy, language, and satire. Traditional Aeschylus and modern Euripides compete in Frogs. In Assemblywomen,... Læs mere
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The Learned Banqueters, Volume I: Books 1–3.106e (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
A series of dinner parties at which the guests quote extensively from Greek literature. The work provides quotations from works now lost, and preserves information about wide range of information about Greek culture.
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Metamorphoses (The Golden Ass), Volume II: Books 7–11 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
The Metamorphoses (Golden Ass) of Apuleius is a romance combining realism and magic. Lucius wants the sensations of a bird, but by pharmaceutical... Læs mere
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