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. From ancient cosmetics to the earliest known computer, from the deciphering of ancient languages to the amazing things the Romans did with concrete, this is the essential miscellany for all curious minds, whether you learned the Classics at school or not.
224 pages
English edition · First published 2014 by Icon Books · ISBN 9781848317307
Be the first to rate this book
Keep track of what you read
Book Nook is a free reading tracker with a 3D bookshelf, a reading timer, challenges with friends and a Reading Wrapped at the end of the year. Add The Classics Magpie: From Chariot-racing Hooligans to Debauched Dinner Parties - a Miscellany That Shakes the Dust Off the Ancient World to your shelf in one tap.