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J. C. McKeown - A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities: Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the World's Greatest Empire
2010 | ISBN: 0195393759 | English | 272 pages | PDF | 5.7 MB
2010 | ISBN: 0195393759 | English | 272 pages | PDF | 5.7 MB
Here is a whimsical and captivating collection of odd facts, strange beliefs, outlandish opinions, and other highly amusing trivia of the ancient Romans. We tend to think of the Romans as a pragmatic people with a ruthlessly efficient army, an exemplary legal system, and a precise and elegant language. A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities shows that the Romans were equally capable of bizarre superstitions, logic-defying customs, and often hilariously derisive views of their fellow Romans and non-Romans.