Martial (Ancients in Action)

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2009
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Martial (Marcus Valerius Martialis) was a Spanish writer who lived in Rome in the second half of the first century AD. This book tells what we know about the man's commonsense attitude to life, and his hatred of hypocrisy and malice. It also assesses his debt to literary tradition and the astonishing influence he had on later writers.

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Martial (Marcus Valerius Martialis) was a Spanish writer who lived in Rome in the second half of the first century AD. This book tells what we know about the man's commonsense attitude to life, and his hatred of hypocrisy and malice. It also assesses his debt to literary tradition and the astonishing influence he had on later writers.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 126
Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
Published: 26 Feb 2009
ISBN 10: 1853997021
ISBN 13: 9781853997020

Martial (Ancients in Action)

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