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A Smattering of Latin

Hardcover • 2016 • 1. edition

A Smattering of Latin

By Simon James

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About the book

This fun, absorbing book, packed with quirky bite-sized lists, quizzes and trivia, is an exploration of the Latin language, aiming to prove that it is as vibrant and relevant today as it was 2,500 years ago. It includes sections on Latin in the movies, US state mottoes and place names, and also some choice snippets from real Latin poetry from Catullus, Horace and Virgil, with evocative translations. It contains a fascinating section on the Roman emperors and what they got up to, and gives the ba...Show more

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ISBN

9781911042228

Publisher

Pavilion Books

Published year

2016

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Edition

1

Original title

A Smattering of Latin

Format

Hardcover

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