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Title: PHILIP MATYSZAK'S CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
By: Philip Matyszak
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 0500051623
ISBN 13: 9780500051627
Publisher: THAMES & HUDSON LTD
Pub. date: 1 September, 2009
Pages: 192
Description: Presents wisecracks and curious facts from ancient Greece and Rome. This book includes humorous quips by the emperor Augustus and wry observations by the philosopher Socrates.
Synopsis: Many ancient writers from Pliny and Plutarch to Xenophon were incorrigible collectors of miscellany, lively anecdotes and after-dinner jokes. Here, writer and historian Philip Matyszak brings together his favourite incidents, wisecracks and curious facts from ancient Greece and Rome. The compendium includes humorous quips by the emperor Augustus and wry observations by the philosopher Socrates. There are dozens of lists, including Romans who lived to be 100 and odd deities like Sterculinius, the god of manure spreading. All of the incidents and anecdotes are described in brief, memorable passages, making this book an ideal companion either to dip into or to read from beginning to end.
Illustrations: 109 illustrations
Publication: UK
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Returns: Returnable
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