Roman literature

School curricula also explain why ancient grammatical literature was transmitted in surprising quantities across medieval Europe and the Mediterranean, including educational material for the study not only of Latin but also of ancient Greek. Popular texts, such as Priscian’s 5th-century Institutes of Latin Grammar, survive in large numbers, sometimes annotated with glosses or notes added in classrooms, as in this example from 11th-century France.

Homer, Iliad, Odyssey, Virgil, Aeneid

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A brilliant, fascinating portrait of the intellectual tradition of Greek writers and thinkers during the Age of Rome.In 146 BC, Greece yielded to the military might of the Roman Republic; sixty years later, when Athens and other Greek city-states rebelled against Rome, the Roman general Lucius Cornelius Sulla destroyed the city of Socrates and Plato, laying waste to the famous Academy where Aristotle had studied. However, the traditions of Greek cultural life continued to flourish during the…

Inscription in honour of Romulus, founder and first king of Rome. Rome, Museum of Roman Civilization

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Greek and Roman texts often have recurring themes: they are the literary trope (“topos”). Recognizing them is the first step to learn to read (and understand) classical sources.

A definitive history of the great commanders of ancient Rome, from bestselling author Adrian Goldsworthy. "In his elegantly accessible style, Goldsworthy offers gripping and swiftly erudite accounts of Roman wars and the great captains who fought ...

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1776 is one of the most monumental years in the history of the Western World. Thomas Jefferson and his fellow ‘Founding Fathers’ transformed the world with the Declaration of Independen…

By G. O. Hutchinson How could you have one novel, poem, children’s book, that wasn’t influenced by others? But people haven’t much considered what distinguishes literary interaction that jumps across languages and countries.

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This study guide and infographic for Aristophanes's Lysistrata offer summary and analysis on themes, symbols, and other literary devices found in the text. Explore Course Hero's library of literature materials, including documents and Q&A pairs.

Chedworth is one of the few Roman villas in Britain whose remains are open to the public, and this book seeks to explain what these remains mean. The fourth century in Britain was a ‘golden age’ and at the time the Cotswolds were the richest area of Roman Britain. The wealthy owners of a villa […]

Period: Late Imperial. Date: early 3rd century A.D.. Culture: Roman, Egyptian. Medium: Papyrus. Dimensions: H.: 4 x 3 1/8 in. (10.2 x 7.9 cm). Classificatio...

LibriVox recording of Pierre and Luce by Romain Rolland. Read by Roger Melin Pierre and Luce were an unlikely young pair who found themselves in the chaos of...