The New York Times Sunday Magazine piece famously opened: “She has pouting lips and high round breasts. Thousands of men have dreamt of her. Hundreds have chased after her. Two have died in pursuit. Her name is Sirena, she weighs 193...
Classical antiquities
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Author:Kahn, Michael A.Summary: -
Author:de la Bédoyère, Guy.Summary:An innovative, informative, and entertaining history of Roman Britain told through the lives of individuals in all walks of life. The Britain of the Roman Occupation is, in a way, an age that is dark to us. While the main events from 55...
- Author:Beard, MarySummary:
A *National Book Critics Circle Award* finalist, this is "the perfect introduction to classical studies, and deserves to become something of a standard work" (*Observer*). Mary Beard, drawing on thirty years of teaching and...
