Offers a selection of nuggets drawn from 33 of antiquity's major authors, including poetry, dialogue, philosophical writing, history, descriptive reporting, satire, and fiction. This book tells about the wide range of arts and sciences, and thought and styles of Greco-Roman culture. The selections s...

Offers a selection of nuggets drawn from 33 of antiquity's major authors, including poetry, dialogue, philosophical writing, history, descriptive reporting, satire, and fiction. This book tells about the wide range of arts and sciences, and thought and styles of Greco-Roman culture. The selections span 12 centuries, from Homer to Saint Jerome.