Epigrammata. Recognovit breviqve adnotatione critica instruxit W.M. Lindsay.: (Scriptorvm classicorum bibliotheca oxoniensis).
by Martial (Marcus Valerius Martialis, (c. 38–41 - c. 103)
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Ancient world 887Martial (Marcus Valerius Martialis, (c. 38–41 - c. 103). Epigrammata. Recognovit breviqve adnotatione critica instruxit W.M. Lindsay. (Scriptorvm classicorum bibliotheca oxoniensis). Oxonii: E Typographeo Clarendoniano, [1902], (unpaged), index. Preface in Latin. Half leather with leather spine and tips. May have been a green or chocolate brown colored spine but now the spine has faded to a deep tan. Attractive, large bookplate of Egenolf Roeder von Diersburg, of the well-known German noble family. $45.00
Martial, Roman poet who brought the Latin epigram to perfection and provided in it a picture of Roman society during the early empire that is remarkable both for its completeness and for its accurate portrayal of human foibles. Interestingly, Martial proudly claimed descent from Celts and Iberians
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- Title
- Epigrammata. Recognovit breviqve adnotatione critica instruxit W.M. Lindsay.
- Author
- Martial (Marcus Valerius Martialis, (c. 38–41 - c. 103)
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- Binding
- Hardcover
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- E Typographeo Clarendoniano,
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- [1902]
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- 0.00 lbs
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- Ancient World, Martial, Rome, Latin Literature, Epigrams
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- Ancient World; Roman History and Literature; Latin literature;
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