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Stories of Daily Life from the Roman World: Extracts from the Ancient Colloquia

by Eleanor Dickey (Translator)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
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What did Roman children do first when they arrived at school in the morning? What excuse for missing school could be counted on to stave off a whipping from the teacher? What did a Roman banker do when someone came to borrow money? What did a Roman wife say when her husband came home drunk? The answers to such questions can be found not in mainstream ancient literature (whose writers had their minds on higher things) but in language textbooks for ancient Latin learners. These 'colloquia' offer an ancient introduction to Roman culture, covering such areas as shopping, banking, bathing, dining, arguing, and going to school; recently rediscovered, they are here presented for the first time in a format aimed at readers with no prior knowledge of Latin, Greek, or the ancient world. They come complete with introductory material, extensive illustrations, and a full explanation of their fascinating history.
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    9781316627280
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    978-1316627280
  3. Publisher
    Cambridge University Press
  4. Publication date
    October 2, 2017
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.41 x 8.5 inches
  7. Print length
    178 pages
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‘Eleanor Dickey’s [book] deserves serious consideration for those tasked with introducing the ancient world to students … Stories of Daily Life, in short, will prove to be a versatile, potent, and inexpensive supplement to a variety of courses on the ancient world, even for students with little familiarity with antiquity more broadly.’ Charles McNamara, Gnomon

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This book provides English translations of newly discovered texts in an easily understandable presentation, with extensive illustrations.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1316627284
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press (October 2, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 178 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781316627280
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1316627280
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.41 x 8.5 inches
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    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 14 ratings

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Michael A. Chary
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting stories, nothing in Latin
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2021
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I bought this book because I thought it would be similar to her book "Learn Latin the Ancient Way" (https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Latin-Ancient-Way-Textbooks/dp/1107474574) but with more expanded reading. It isn't.

Each chapter discusses an aspect of Roman life that one wouldn't get from reading prose designed for formal occasions, like the selections from Ovid, Cicero, Virgil, or Julius Caesar, that one often encounters.

The content is interesting, but instead of providing the Latin, it merely references it. I'm unclear how this book relates to "Learn Latin from the Romans". The reviews for that book remark that it has little primary material, even though this book seems like an extended commentary on that one.
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Elisa
5.0 out of 5 stars Soddisfatta
Reviewed in Italy on January 4, 2019
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Ho.acquistato questo libro su richiesta, consegna nei tempi.stabiliti
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