The most striking event in the annals of modern Europe is unquestionably the French Revolution of 1789-a Revolution which in one sense may be said to be still in progress but which is a more limited view may be regarded as having been consummated by the deposition and murder of the sovereign of the country.
The most striking event in the annals of modern Europe is unquestionably the French Revolution of 1789-a Revolution which in one sense may be said to ...
The -Deipnosophistae- of Athenaeus is one of the most celebrated works of Greek grammar to survive from the ancient world. Athenaeus lived in Naukratis, Egypt, at the end of the second century AD. Within the work, his dinner-table philosophers discuss many aspects of food, drink, dining habits and social customs, as represented in Greek literature through the ages, with extensive quotations. It is the only source for many works which have not survived to the present day, as well as a huge treasure-house of Greek social history, vocabulary and grammar. Parts of the known 15 books only survive...
The -Deipnosophistae- of Athenaeus is one of the most celebrated works of Greek grammar to survive from the ancient world. Athenaeus lived in Naukrati...
