This selection of lapidary nuggets drawn from 33 of antiquity s major authors includes poetry, dialogue, philosophical writing, history, descriptive reporting, satire, and fiction giving a glimpse at the wide range of arts and sciences, thought and styles, of Greco-Roman culture. The selections span twelve centuries, from Homer to Saint Jerome. The texts and translations are reproduced as they appear in Loeb volumes. The Loeb Classical Library(r) is the only existing series of books which, through original text and facing English translation, gives access to all that is important in Greek and...