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020 _a9781606521328
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050 _aDE 59 .T34 2010
100 _aTaggart, Caroline.
_eAuthor
245 4 _aThe classics :
_ball you need to know, from Zeus's throne to the fall of Rome /
_cCaroline Taggart.
260 _aNew York :
_cc2010.
_bReader's Digest,
300 _a169 pages ;
_c21 cm.
365 _bPHP 190.00
504 _aIncludes bibliography.
505 _a1. The wordy stuff: classical languages.--2. The made-up stuff: religion and mythology.--3. A detour: crete.--4. The old stuff I: Ancient Greek history.--5. The old stuff II: Roman history.--6. The posh stuff: classical literature.--7. The fancy stuff: architecture and art.--8. The clever stuff I: math, science and inventions.--9. The clever stuff II: philosophy and the liberal arts.--10. A bit of light relief: the games.
520 _aThis books shows a lively refresher course of the most important "stuff" you need to know.
650 _aMYTHOLOGY, CLASSICAL.
650 _aPHILOSOPHY, ANCIENT.
650 _aSCIENCE, ANCIENT.
650 _aCIVILIZATION, CLASSICAL.
650 _aCIVILIZATION, GRECO-ROMAN.
650 _aCLASSICAL LANGUAGES.
651 _2ROME (EMPIRE).
651 _2GREECE.
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