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Stories, incidents, jokes and anecdotes from ancient Greece and Rome―an intriguing collection of quirky information.

Pliny did it, Plutarch did it, Xenophon did it. In fact most ancient writers were incorrigible collectors of miscellany, lively anecdotes, and after-dinner jokes. Here, writer and historian Philip Matyszak has collected his favorite incidents, wisecracks, and interesting facts about ancient Greece and Rome into a single volume.

The stories have been selected for the insights that they give us into the ancient world, with its different perspectives on life, honor, and personal relationships. Many of the tales seem outrageous (such as a statue being tried for murder), though to the ancients these were normal enough. As the author comments, “human nature has not changed much over the last three thousand years, but the manner in which it finds expression is sometimes dramatically different.”

In these pages we find humorous quips by the emperor Augustus and wry observations by the philosopher Socrates. There are stories of ghastly crimes, incredible journeys, and some bizarre military mishaps, like the Macedonian troops who rushed to storm the walls of a Greek city, only to find that their ladders were six feet short.

Did you know that ...

• a Roman suffering from illness might be cured if rubbed all over with a puppy
• lentils cooked in saffron were a popular Greek aphrodisiac
• in the Roman marriage ceremony, the groom parts the bride’s hair with a spear
• Caesar’s horse had toes

30 b&w illustrations
Philip Matyszak,The Classical Compendium A Miscellany of Scandalous Gossip, Bawdy Jokes, Peculiar Facts, and Bad Behavior from the Ancient Greeks and Romans,Thames Hudson,0500051623,HIS002010,Civilization, Classical,Civilization, Classical;Miscellanea.,Ancient - Greece,Ancient - Rome,Classical history / classical civilisation,HISTORY / Ancient / Greece,HISTORY / Ancient / Rome,HISTORY / Social History,History,History - General History,History/Ancient - Rome,History/Social History,History World,Miscellanea,REFERENCE / Curiosities Wonders,Social History

The Classical Compendium A Miscellany of Scandalous Gossip Bawdy Jokes Peculiar Facts and Bad Behavior from the Ancient Greeks and Romans Philip Matyszak 9780500051627 Books Reviews :

Stories, incidents, jokes and anecdotes from ancient Greece and Rome―an intriguing collection of quirky information.

Pliny did it, Plutarch did it, Xenophon did it. In fact most ancient writers were incorrigible collectors of miscellany, lively anecdotes, and after-dinner jokes. Here, writer and historian Philip Matyszak has collected his favorite incidents, wisecracks, and interesting facts about ancient Greece and Rome into a single volume.

The stories have been selected for the insights that they give us into the ancient world, with its different perspectives on life, honor, and personal relationships. Many of the tales seem outrageous (such as a statue being tried for murder), though to the ancients these were normal enough. As the author comments, “human nature has not changed much over the last three thousand years, but the manner in which it finds expression is sometimes dramatically different.”

In these pages we find humorous quips by the emperor Augustus and wry observations by the philosopher Socrates. There are stories of ghastly crimes, incredible journeys, and some bizarre military mishaps, like the Macedonian troops who rushed to storm the walls of a Greek city, only to find that their ladders were six feet short.

Did you know that ...

• a Roman suffering from illness might be cured if rubbed all over with a puppy
• lentils cooked in saffron were a popular Greek aphrodisiac
• in the Roman marriage ceremony, the groom parts the bride’s hair with a spear
• Caesar’s horse had toes

30 b&w illustrations

Philip Matyszak,The Classical Compendium A Miscellany of Scandalous Gossip, Bawdy Jokes, Peculiar Facts, and Bad Behavior from the Ancient Greeks and Romans,Thames Hudson,0500051623,HIS002010,Civilization, Classical,Civilization, Classical;Miscellanea.,Ancient - Greece,Ancient - Rome,Classical history / classical civilisation,HISTORY / Ancient / Greece,HISTORY / Ancient / Rome,HISTORY / Social History,History,History - General History,History/Ancient - Rome,History/Social History,History World,Miscellanea,REFERENCE / Curiosities Wonders,Social History

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Product details Hardcover 192 pages Publisher Thames & Hudson (September 28, 2009) Language English ISBN-10 0500051623

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