1st Edition

Fifty Key Classical Authors

By Alison Sharrock, Rhiannon Ashley Copyright 2002
    448 Pages
    by Routledge

    442 Pages
    by Routledge

    A chronological guide to influential Greek and Roman writers, Fifty Key Classical Authors is an invaluable introduction to the literature, philosophy and history of the ancient world. Including essays on Sappho, Polybius and Lucan, as well as on major figures such as Homer, Plato, Catullus and Cicero, this book is a vital tool for all students of classical civilization.

    Chapter 1 IN THE BEGINNING; Chapter 2 ATHENIAN HEGEMONY; Chapter 3 FOURTH CENTURY; Chapter 4 HELLENISTIC; Chapter 5 EARLY ROMAN; Chapter 6 LATE REPUBLICAN; Chapter 7 AUGUSTAN; Chapter 8 NERONIAN AND FLAVIAN; Chapter 9 TRAJAN AND HADRIAN; Chapter 10 (NOT) THEEND;

    Biography

    Alison Sharrock, Rhiannon Ashley