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A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities: Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the World's Greatest Empire

By J. C. McKeown

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2010
ISBN
0195393759, 9780195393750
LCC
DG77 .M425 2010
Open Library ID
OL23862181M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6079672 bytes)
Pages
261\261
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36

Description

"A Cabinet of Roman Curiousities" is subtitled "Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the World's Greatest Empire." I thought it sounded interesting and would be a fun read. It is actually pretty interesting, but it's not that fun. It's basically a glossary of Roman facts arranged byt topic (family, food, the Army, etc.) but after the first couple of tidbits in each section, it is stretching to be entertaining. The facts are, well, just factual. It is probably a better book for picking up and reading an excerpt or two at a time than a front to back read. I tried to read it through and got bored, but flipping around pages was entertaining enough.

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