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    The Classics Magpie: From chariot-racing hooligans to debauched dinner parties - a miscellany that shakes the dust off the ancient world
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    The Classics Magpie: From chariot-racing hooligans to debauched dinner parties - a miscellany that shakes the dust off the ancient world

    By Jane Hood

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    Who first thought of atoms? How much can you learn about archaeology from an oil lamp? Who came up with the theory of the ‘wandering womb’?

    Oxford Classicist Jane Hood delves into the history, culture, literature, mythology and philosophy of ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt, using her expert eye to unearth unexpected gems, glittering fragments and quotable nuggets from a lost world.

    From ancient cosmetics to the earliest known computer, from the deciphering of ancient languages to the amazing things the Romans did with concrete, this is the essential miscellany for all curious minds, whether you learned the Classics at school or not.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIcon Books
    Release dateOct 2, 2014
    ISBN9781848317314
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