Author: William Hardy Alexander
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Languages : en
Pages : 34
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Some Textual Criticisms on the Eighth Book of the De Vita Caesarus of Suetonius
Author: William Hardy Alexander
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 34
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Some Textual Criticisms on the Eighth Book of the De Vita Caesarum of Suetonius
Author: William Hardy Alexander
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Category : Emperors
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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Category : Emperors
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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General catalogue of printed books
Author: British museum. Dept. of printed books
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 542
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 542
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General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1955
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1266
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1266
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Tacitus, Annals, 15.20–23, 33–45
Author: Mathew Owen
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
ISBN: 1783740000
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
e emperor Nero is etched into the Western imagination as one of ancient Rome's most infamous villains, and Tacitus' Annals have played a central role in shaping the mainstream historiographical understanding of this flamboyant autocrat. This section of the text plunges us straight into the moral cesspool that Rome had apparently become in the later years of Nero's reign, chronicling the emperor's fledgling stage career including his plans for a grand tour of Greece; his participation in a city-wide orgy climaxing in his publicly consummated 'marriage' to his toy boy Pythagoras; the great fire of AD 64, during which large parts of central Rome went up in flames; and the rising of Nero's 'grotesque' new palace, the so-called 'Golden House', from the ashes of the city. This building project stoked the rumours that the emperor himself was behind the conflagration, and Tacitus goes on to present us with Nero's gruesome efforts to quell these mutterings by scapegoating and executing members of an unpopular new cult then starting to spread through the Roman empire: Christianity. All this contrasts starkly with four chapters focusing on one of Nero's most principled opponents, the Stoic senator Thrasea Paetus, an audacious figure of moral fibre, who courageously refuses to bend to the forces of imperial corruption and hypocrisy. This course book offers a portion of the original Latin text, study aids with vocabulary, and a commentary. Designed to stretch and stimulate readers, Owen's and Gildenhard's incisive commentary will be of particular interest to students of Latin at both A2 and undergraduate level. It extends beyond detailed linguistic analysis and historical background to encourage critical engagement with Tacitus' prose and discussion of the most recent scholarly thought.
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
ISBN: 1783740000
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
e emperor Nero is etched into the Western imagination as one of ancient Rome's most infamous villains, and Tacitus' Annals have played a central role in shaping the mainstream historiographical understanding of this flamboyant autocrat. This section of the text plunges us straight into the moral cesspool that Rome had apparently become in the later years of Nero's reign, chronicling the emperor's fledgling stage career including his plans for a grand tour of Greece; his participation in a city-wide orgy climaxing in his publicly consummated 'marriage' to his toy boy Pythagoras; the great fire of AD 64, during which large parts of central Rome went up in flames; and the rising of Nero's 'grotesque' new palace, the so-called 'Golden House', from the ashes of the city. This building project stoked the rumours that the emperor himself was behind the conflagration, and Tacitus goes on to present us with Nero's gruesome efforts to quell these mutterings by scapegoating and executing members of an unpopular new cult then starting to spread through the Roman empire: Christianity. All this contrasts starkly with four chapters focusing on one of Nero's most principled opponents, the Stoic senator Thrasea Paetus, an audacious figure of moral fibre, who courageously refuses to bend to the forces of imperial corruption and hypocrisy. This course book offers a portion of the original Latin text, study aids with vocabulary, and a commentary. Designed to stretch and stimulate readers, Owen's and Gildenhard's incisive commentary will be of particular interest to students of Latin at both A2 and undergraduate level. It extends beyond detailed linguistic analysis and historical background to encourage critical engagement with Tacitus' prose and discussion of the most recent scholarly thought.
The classical review
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Languages : en
Pages : 520
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Languages : en
Pages : 520
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An Anthology of Informal Latin, 200 BC–AD 900
Author: J. N. Adams
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316673251
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1053
Book Description
This book contains over fifty passages of Latin from 200 BC to AD 900, each with translation and linguistic commentary. It is not intended as an elementary reader (though suitable for university courses), but as an illustrative history of Latin covering more than a millennium, with almost every century represented. Conventional histories cite constructions out of context, whereas this work gives a sense of the period, genre, stylistic aims and idiosyncrasies of specific passages. 'Informal' texts, particularly if they portray talk, reflect linguistic variety and change better than texts adhering to classicising norms. Some of the texts are recent discoveries or little known. Writing tablets are well represented, as are literary and technical texts down to the early medieval period, when striking changes appear. The commentaries identify innovations, discontinuities and phenomena of long duration. Readers will learn much about the diversity and development of Latin.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316673251
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1053
Book Description
This book contains over fifty passages of Latin from 200 BC to AD 900, each with translation and linguistic commentary. It is not intended as an elementary reader (though suitable for university courses), but as an illustrative history of Latin covering more than a millennium, with almost every century represented. Conventional histories cite constructions out of context, whereas this work gives a sense of the period, genre, stylistic aims and idiosyncrasies of specific passages. 'Informal' texts, particularly if they portray talk, reflect linguistic variety and change better than texts adhering to classicising norms. Some of the texts are recent discoveries or little known. Writing tablets are well represented, as are literary and technical texts down to the early medieval period, when striking changes appear. The commentaries identify innovations, discontinuities and phenomena of long duration. Readers will learn much about the diversity and development of Latin.
Afterlives of the Roman Poets
Author: Nora Goldschmidt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107180252
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
This innovative book reconceptualises Roman poetry and its reception through the lens of fictional biography ('biofiction').
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107180252
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
This innovative book reconceptualises Roman poetry and its reception through the lens of fictional biography ('biofiction').
Lives of the Caesars
Author: J. C. Rolfe
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1425014437
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Suetonius transports us back in time as he narrates the biography of Roman emperor Nero in this magnificent classic. It is focused on the life of the young usurper as well as on the different facets of his personality. Rich in historical detail, the book also offers commentary on the political set-up of that time. Highly informative!...
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1425014437
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Suetonius transports us back in time as he narrates the biography of Roman emperor Nero in this magnificent classic. It is focused on the life of the young usurper as well as on the different facets of his personality. Rich in historical detail, the book also offers commentary on the political set-up of that time. Highly informative!...