How to Win a Roman Chariot Race, Lives, Legends & Treasures from the Ancient World - Hardcover

Jane Hood

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9781606713709: How to Win a Roman Chariot Race, Lives, Legends & Treasures from the Ancient World

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ISBN 10: 1606713701 ISBN 13: 9781606713709

Publisher: MJF, 2017

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2014 MJF hardcover, Jane Hood (The Classics Magpie: From chariot-racing hooligans to debauched dinner parties - a miscellany that shakes the dust off the ancient world). Who first thought of atoms? How much can you learn about archaeology from an oil lamp? Who came up with the theory of the 'wandering womb'? Oxford Classicist Jane Hood delves into the history, culture, literature, mythology and philosophy of ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt, using her expert eye to unearth unexpected gems, glittering fragments and quotable nuggets from a lost world. - Amazon

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