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Oxford University Press, Date: 2010-06-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2010. Oxford University Press ISBN 0195393759 9780195393750 [US]
ISBN10: 0195393759, ISBN13: 9780195393750, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. Here is a whimsical and captivating collection of odd facts, strange beliefs, outlandish opinions, and other highly amusing trivia of the ancient Romans. We tend to think of the Romans as a pragmatic people with a ruthlessly efficient army, an exemplary legal system, and a precise and elegant language.A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities shows that the Romans were equally capable of bizarre superstitions, logic-defying customs, and often hilariously derisive views of their fellow Romans and non-Romans. Classicist J. C. McKeown has organized the entries in this entertaining volume around major themes--The Army, Women, Religion and Superstition, Family Life, Medicine, Slaves, Spectacles--allowing for quick browsing or more deliberate consumption.Among the book's many gems are:- Romans on urban living: The satirist Juvenal lists "fires, falling buildings, and poets reciting in August as hazards to life in Rome."- On enhanced interrogation: "If we are obliged to take evidence from an arena-fighter or some other such person, his testimony is not to be believed unless given under torture." (Justinian)- On dreams: Dreaming of eating books "foretells advantage to teachers, lecturers, and anyone who earns his livelihood from books, but for everyone else it means sudden death"- On food: "When people unwittingly eat human flesh, ...
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ISBN10: 0195393759, ISBN13: 9780195393750, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Book is in NEW condition. [Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]
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ISBN10: 0195393759, ISBN13: 9780195393750, [publisher: Oxford University Press, USA 6/1/2010] Hardcover A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities: Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the World's Greatest Empire 0.95 [Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]
Oxford: Oxford University Press, Date: 2010. First edition. hardcover. good/very good. 8vo. pp.243. previous owners name on half title page 2010. Oxford University Press ISBN 0195393759 9780195393750 [CA]
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ISBN10: 0195393759, ISBN13: 9780195393750, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford / New York] Hardcover First Edition First edition, first impression with full number line. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, spine very slightly faded, not price clipped (price on back jacket $17.95), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 243pp, illustrated. The ancient Romans have left us far more information about themselves than has any other Western society until much more recent times. But what we know about them is sometimes bizarre, and hardly fits the conventional view of the Romans as a pragmatic people with a ruthlessly efficient army and a very logical and well ordered language. 'A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities' is a serendipitous collection of odd facts and opinions, carefully gleaned from the wide body of evidence left to us by the Romans themselves. Each highlights a unique and curious feature of life in ancient Rome. Readers will find a plethora of trivial but fascinating facts about Rome, from the fantastical (a description of werewolves) to the quotidian (styles of chamber pots), and from the refined (dining etiquette of Pompeiians) to the crude (punishments for mutineers). The author has organized the entries around major themes e.g., The Army, Women, Education, Foreigners, Spectacles, etc. making the book easily accessible for quick browsing or for more deliberate consumption. Throughout, the ...
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ISBN10: 0195393759, ISBN13: 9780195393750, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Hardcover. Near fine / near fine dust jacket. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire. [Burlington, VT, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]
ISBN10: 0195393759, ISBN13: 9780195393750, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within [Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]
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