Who's Who in the Classical World (Oxford Paperback Reference)
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While books about the gods of antiquity abound, there are few works that give us entrance to the classical world as it existed in the personalities and deeds of its most important citizens. With the arrival of Who's Who in the Classical World, all this is changed. This volume holds
biographical entries on nearly 500 individuals of central importance from the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, including writers, thinkers, artists, scientists, statesmen, kings, queens, and other historical figures. Furthermore, these entries offer far more than simple biographical
information: many are short essays covering major historical and cultural themes centered around individuals as varied as Herodotus, Socrates, Plato, Alexander the Great, and Augustus. Drawing on the latest edition of the Oxford Classical Dictionary, this book offers authoritative and accessible
scholarship from over 190 world experts on their subjects, providing an invaluable guide to the names and achievements of the leaders of the classical world.
Who's Who in the Classical World (Oxford Paperback Reference),Simon Hornblower,Tony Spawforth,Oxford University Press, USA,0192801074,Ancient - Greece,Ancient - Rome,Ancient Greece - History,Ancient Rome - History,Classical biography,Dictionaries,General,Historical - General,History,History - General History,History: World,Reference,Ancient Greece,Ancient Rome,Classical Studies | Ancient History,Designed / suitable for A & AS Level,Dictionaries of biography (Who's Who),European history: BCE to c 500 CE,History / Ancient / Greece,World history: BCE to c 500 CE
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