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SPQR : a Roman miscellany

By Everitt , anthony

Book information

Publisher
Head of Zeus
Year
2014
ISBN
9781781855683, 1781855684
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
947 kB (969393 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
Rome -- Civilization -- Miscellanea. Rome -- Histo

Description

SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus. A moreishly entertaining and richly informative miscellany of facts about Rome and the Roman world. Do you know to what use the Romans put the excrement of the kingfisher? Or why a dinner party invitation from the emperor Domitian was such a terrifying prospect? Or why Roman women smelt so odd? The answers to these questions can be found in SPQR, a compendium of extraordinary facts and anecdotes about ancient Rome and its Empire. Its 500-odd entries range across every area of Roman life and society, from the Empress Livia''s cure for tonsillitis to the mos. Read more... Abstract: A moreishly entertaining and richly informative miscellany of facts about Rome and the Roman world. Read more...

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