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Telling Tales on Caesar

- Roman Stories from Phaedrus

About Telling Tales on Caesar

This book contains a dozen entertaining stories in Latin verse (with new translations and commentaries by John Henderson) written by a member of the palace staff of the emperors Augustus and Tiberius. The stories included range from pointed contemporary anecdote, amusing cameos of the emperors, to legendary parables thus appealing to students, scholars, and the interested general reader.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780199240951
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 296
  • Published:
  • March 7, 2001
  • Dimensions:
  • 149x225x26 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 528 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: November 20, 2024

Description of Telling Tales on Caesar

This book contains a dozen entertaining stories in Latin verse (with new translations and commentaries by John Henderson) written by a member of the palace staff of the emperors Augustus and Tiberius. The stories included range from pointed contemporary anecdote, amusing cameos of the emperors, to legendary parables thus appealing to students, scholars, and the interested general reader.

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