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From Augustus to Nero

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From Augustus to Nero
An Intermediate Latin Reader

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Authors:
Garrett G. Fagan, Pennsylvania State University
Paul Murgatroyd, McMaster University, Ontario

Date Published: April 2006
availability: Available
format: Paperback
isbn: 9780521528047

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The reigns of the Julio-Claudian emperors were characterized by murder and debauchery. This book presents a narrative of these reigns, ranging from Augustus to Nero, with passages in original Latin from Tacitus, Suetonius and Seneca. The text accordingly exposes Augustus' adulterous affairs; the depraved Tiberius; the extravagance and madness of Caligula; the ineffective Claudius; and Nero's artistic pretensions. Featuring a comprehensive introduction, detailed notes and an appreciation of each writer, the volume is essential reading for students who have completed an introductory Latin course.
- Offers genuinely exciting, horrific and moving Latin passages dealing with a central period of Roman history
- Provides detailed notes and a full vocabulary aimed at the student who has completed an introductory Latin course
- Brings the selections alive as literature through passages of historical comment and literary criticism
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'… students and instructors who choose this book as a post-beginners text will find much to engage with. It is not easy to learn Latin as an adult and there is no way to make it easy, but the more interesting and helpful we can make it the better, and this volume certainly does that.' Classics Ireland

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Product details
- Date Published: April 2006
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521528047
- length: 226 pages
- dimensions: 245 x 174 x 14 mm
- weight: 0.458kg
- contains: 32 b/w illus. 1 map
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Augustus
2. Tiberius
3. Caligula (Gaius)
4. Claudius
5. Nero
Vocabulary.
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Authors
Garrett G. Fagan, Pennsylvania State University
Garrett G. Fagan is Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies and History, The Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of Bathing in the Roman World (1999) and has also written a wide range of articles on the Roman world and pseudoarchaeology.
Paul Murgatroyd, McMaster University, Ontario
Paul Murgatroyd is Professor of Classics at McMaster University. His publications include The Amatory Elegies of Johannes Secundus (2000) and Mythical and Legendary Narrative In Ovid's Fasti (forthcoming), as well as commentaries on Tibullus and a selection from Ovid's Ars Amatoria suitable for undergraduates. He is also a published Latin poet with numerous translations into and free compositions in Latin verse.

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