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[[Focus]]ing exclusively on real [[people]], this is a dictionary of ancient [[biography]], covering [[Greek]] and [[Roman]] [[history]] and [[politics]], [[literature]], [[philosophy]], [[science]], and [[art]]. Shorter entries provide lucid factual accounts, while the longer entries are short essays covering major historical and cultural themes in antiquity, centred round [[individual]]s as varied as [[Herodotus]], [[Socrates]], [[Plato]], [[Alexander the Great]], and [[Augustus]]. | [[Focus]]ing exclusively on real [[people]], this is a dictionary of ancient [[biography]], covering [[Greek]] and [[Roman]] [[history]] and [[politics]], [[literature]], [[philosophy]], [[science]], and [[art]]. Shorter entries provide lucid factual accounts, while the longer entries are short essays covering major historical and cultural themes in antiquity, centred round [[individual]]s as varied as [[Herodotus]], [[Socrates]], [[Plato]], [[Alexander the Great]], and [[Augustus]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:42, 13 December 2020
Who's Who in the Classical World
Focusing exclusively on real people, this is a dictionary of ancient biography, covering Greek and Roman history and politics, literature, philosophy, science, and art. Shorter entries provide lucid factual accounts, while the longer entries are short essays covering major historical and cultural themes in antiquity, centred round individuals as varied as Herodotus, Socrates, Plato, Alexander the Great, and Augustus.
