The Epigrams: 2dual Language Edition
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Martial, like many of the Latin poets, was born in Bibilis, Spain, probably around 38-41 AD. He appears to have lived in Rome for nearly thirty-four years, under the patronage of the great Spaniard Senaca the Younger. He belonged to a class of intellectuals who were in resolute opposition to the emperor Domitian, so many times figures like Cicero, Brutus, and Pompey are used as literary devices against the crazed tyrant. Martial's poems are definitely...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0140443509
ISBN13:9780140443509
Release Date:January 1988
Publisher:Penguin Group
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.1" x 7.8"
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Fun to Read epigrams from 90AD
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
This book is a pleasant and often amusing read, a nice mix of day to day observations, occasional spice, certainly cheap at twice the price.
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