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How to Win a Roman Chariot Race: Lives, Legends and Treasures from the Ancient World
Jane Hood
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Description for How to Win a Roman Chariot Race: Lives, Legends and Treasures from the Ancient World
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
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, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Duxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848319462
SKU
V9781848319462
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Ref
99-14
About Jane Hood
Jane Hood is an expert in Classical languages, literature and philosophy, having held positions in Ancient Philosophy at the University of Oxford and in Ancient Medicine at the Wellcome Institute.
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