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The Classical Compendium: A Miscellany of Scandalous Gossip, Bawdy Jokes, Peculiar Facts, and Bad Behavior from the Ancient Greeks and Romans
The Classical Compendium A Miscellany of Scandalous Gossip Bawdy Jokes Peculiar Facts and Bad Behavior from the Ancient Greeks and Romans
Author: Philip Matyszak
Stories, incidents, jokes and anecdotes from ancient Greece and Rome?an intriguing collection of quirky information. Pliny did it, Plutarch did it, Xenophon did it. In fact most ancient writers were incorrigible collectors of miscellany, lively anecdotes, and after-dinner jokes. Here, writer and historian Philip Matyszak has co...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780500051627
ISBN-10: 0500051623
Publication Date: 9/28/2009
Pages: 192
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Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Book Type: Hardcover
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