Here, translated into modern English, are the works of literature, history, science, oratory, and philosophy that constitute the mainstream of classical Greek thought and continue to influence world civilizations. This volume includes: . Complete translations of Aeschylus Agamemnon, Sophocles Antigone, Euripides Medea, Aristophanes Frogs, and The Constitution of Athens by the Old Oligarch. . Abridged translations of Homer s Iliad and Odyssey, The Homeric Hymn to Hermes, and Plutarch s Life of Tiberius Gracchus. ....
Here, translated into modern English, are the works of literature, history, science, oratory, and philosophy that constitute the mainstream of cla...
Here, translated into modern English, are the works of literature, history, science, oratory, and philosophy that constitute the mainstream of Roman thought and continue to influence world civilizations. This volume includes: . Complete translations of Plautus The Haunted House, Terence s Woman from Andros, Seneca s Medea, and the Deeds of the Deified Augustus. . Selections from Vergil s Georgics and Aeneid, the poems of Catullus, Horace s Odes, Ovid s Metamorphoses and Fasti, the Satyricon of Petronius, and...
Here, translated into modern English, are the works of literature, history, science, oratory, and philosophy that constitute the mainstream of Rom...
Paul MacKendrick has a thrilling tale to tell. . . . His book is for those who want an authoritative exposition of what archaeologists are accomplishing in Greek lands.--New York Times Book Review
Paul MacKendrick has a thrilling tale to tell. . . . His book is for those who want an authoritative exposition of what archaeologists are accomplishi...
With this exciting introduction to the ancient province of Dacia, noted classicist and archaeologist MacKendrick turns his attention to an old area little known to the English-speaking world. He examines its history from the Neolithic culture to the 165 years of urban culture under Roman rule. Also examined is the durability of the Greco-Roman heritage that is reflected in the religious and cultural orientation of present-day Romania.
With this exciting introduction to the ancient province of Dacia, noted classicist and archaeologist MacKendrick turns his attention to an old area li...
Continuing his explorations of life in the Roman provinces, Paul MacKendrick surveys the rich and varied culture that spread from the eastern borders of modern Libya to the Atlantic. He focuses on the ascent of Roman hegemony in the African world, beginning with the romantic and sanguinary rise and fall of Punic Carthage, Rome's ancient enemy, and lasting through centuries of imperial rule until the Vandal invasion of Africa and the decline of the empire.
Continuing his explorations of life in the Roman provinces, Paul MacKendrick surveys the rich and varied culture that spread from the eastern borders ...
