Book XIV of Martial's epigrams, the "Apophoreta", comprising of poetic couplets, is a source of information about one of the principal Roman festivals and about many everyday objects of first-century Rome. This book examines literary, linguistic and textual matters, and the work's social context.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 350
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Published: 08 Aug 1996
ISBN 10: 071562721X
ISBN 13: 9780715627211