Et tu, Brute? : The Best Latin Lines Ever /: The Best Latin Lines Ever. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Harry Mount, John Davie.
• Authors: Mount, Harry; Davie, John
• Contents: IntroductionA note on translationA timeline of Julius Caesar and the Roman Emperors1. Writing on the Wall – Latin graffiti, from Pompeii's brothel to Herculaneum's tavernas2. Ruling Britannia – Roman Britain, from Londinium's first bankers to freezing legionaries on Hadrian's Wall3. Sex in Rome and the Rudest Poem in Latin4. True Romance – the Great Latin Love Poets5. Latin Jokes and Insults6. Latin for Gardeners7. Bathtime, Feasts and La Dolce Vita 8. Bread, Circuses and Gladiators9. Plebs and Patricians – the Roman Class System10. Empire and Emperors11. The Divine Family – Religion and the Gods12. Christian Conversion – how Christ went from Roman Victim to Roman God13. Vesuvius Erupts – Pliny Reports 14. What did you get for Saturnalia? Martial's Funny Festival Presents15. Horace, the Sweetest Poet of All16. Cicero on How to Grow Old Gracefully17. Seneca's Stoic Guide to Life18. Your Vade Mecum – the Latin-English GlossaryRoman NumeralsConclusion AcknowledgementsPicture credits.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Continuum
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource (272 pages)
• Subjects: Humour; Foreign Language Study -- Latin; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- General; Gift books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781399400992; 1399400991
• Related ISBNs: 9781399400978
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