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Book Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

Download or read book Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology written by William Smith and published by London Taylor and Walton 1850.. This book was released on 1850 with total page 1116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Volume 1

Download or read book A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Volume 1 written by Sir, William Smith and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 1178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 edition. Excerpt: ...him for having been the first to reveal the conspiracy, and Vettius was cast into prison. Towards the end of Caesar's praetorship, a circumstance occurred which created a great stir at the time. Clodius had an intrigue with Pompeia, Caesar's wife, and had entered Caesar's house in disguise at the festival of the Bona Dea, at which men were not allowed to be present, and which was always celebrated at the house of one of the higher magistrates. He was detected and brought to trial; but though Caesar divorced his wife, he would not appear against Clodius, for the latter was a favourite with the people, and was closely connected with Caesar's party. In this year Pompey returned to Rome from the Mithridatic war, and quietly disbanded his army. At the expiration of his praetorship Caesar obtained the province of Further Spain, B. C. 61. But his debts had now become so great, and his creditors so clamorous for payment, that he was obliged to apply to Crassus for assistance before leaving Rome. This he readily obtained; Crassus became surety for him, as did also others of his friends; but these and other circumstances detained him so long that he did not reach his province till the summer. Hitherto Caesar's public career had been confined almost exclusively to political life; and he had had scarcely any opportunity of displaying that genius for war which has enrolled his name among the greatest generals of the world. He was now for the first time at the head of a regular army, and soon shewed that he knew how to make use of it. He commenced his campaign by subduing the mountainous tribes of Lusitania, which had plundered the country, took the town of Brigantium in the country of the Gallaeci, and gained many other advantages over the enemy. His...

Book DICT OF GREEK   ROMAN BIOG   M

Download or read book DICT OF GREEK ROMAN BIOG M written by William Sir Smith, 1813-1893 and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 1122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology  ed  by W  Smith

Download or read book Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology ed by W Smith written by Greek and Roman biography and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 1246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A New Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography  Mythology and Geography

Download or read book A New Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography Mythology and Geography written by William Smith and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 1058 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography, Mythology and Geography: Partly Based Upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Obuigriaphy, Mythology; arid} Geography), which should by its size and price be Oacceaible to all students, iiiid present in a brief and convenient form the latest and most reliable results in these depmeuts. The plan and detail of the work are 'stated at length in the prefacemf'tlie English editor, subjoined to this, on p. Xiii. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book A New Classical Dictionary of Biography  Mythology  and Geography  Partly Based on the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

Download or read book A New Classical Dictionary of Biography Mythology and Geography Partly Based on the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology written by William Smith and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book A NEW CLASSICAL DICTIONARY OF GREEK AND ROMAN BIOGRAPHY  MYTHOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY  PARTLY BASED UPON THE DICTIONARY OF GREEK AND ROMAN BIOGRAPHY AND MYTHOLOGY

Download or read book A NEW CLASSICAL DICTIONARY OF GREEK AND ROMAN BIOGRAPHY MYTHOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY PARTLY BASED UPON THE DICTIONARY OF GREEK AND ROMAN BIOGRAPHY AND MYTHOLOGY written by William George Smith and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 1070 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book NEW CLASSICAL DICT OF GREEK

Download or read book NEW CLASSICAL DICT OF GREEK written by William 1813-1893 Smith and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 1078 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology  Ed  by W  Smith

Download or read book Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Ed by W Smith written by Greek And Roman Biography and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 1108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861 edition. Excerpt: ...first against Alaric, and afterwards again Theodoric, but upon both occasions was honourably acquitted. He took an active share in the deliberations of several councils of the church, and gain-t peculiar celebrity by his strenuous exertions for the suppression of the Semipelagian doctrine. which had been promulgated about a century brfore by Cassianua, and had spread widely in southern Gaul. A life of Caesarius, which however must be considered rather in the light of a panegyric than of a solicr biography, was eompc'! by his friend and pupil, Cyprian, bishop of Toub Caesarius is the author of two treatises, one entitied Hegula ad Monachos, and another Hei/u/a ad Virgin?, which, together with three Ecrhortutiones and some opuscula, will he found in the 8th volume of the Bibliotheca Patmm, Leyden, 1677; and were printed in a separate volume, with the notes of Meynardus, at Poitiers (Petavium), 1621, 8vo. His chief works, however, consist of sermons or homilies. Forty of these were published by Cognatus, at Basle, 1558, 4to., and 1569, fob, and are included in the Monumenta SS. Patrum Urthodoxographa of Grynaeus, Cologne, 1618, fol. p. 1861; a collection of forty-six, together with some smaller tracts, are in the 8th volume of the Bibliotheca Patrum referred to above; and the 11th volume of the Bibliotheca Patrum of Galland (Venice, 1776) contains fourteen more, first brought to light by Baluze (Paris, 1699, 8vo.); but, besides these, upwards of a hundred out of the 317 discourses falsely attributed to Augustin are commonly assigned to Caesarius. ( VUa S. Caesarii, Episc Aretaiensis, a Cypriano ejus Discipido, et Messiano Presb. et Stephuno Diac. conscripta duoIm libris, in the Vila SS. of Surius, 27 August p. 284. See also Ditsertatio de...

Book A Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography  Mythology and Geography

Download or read book A Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography Mythology and Geography written by William Smith and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

Download or read book Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology written by William Smith and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book NEW CLASSICAL DICT OF GREEK

Download or read book NEW CLASSICAL DICT OF GREEK written by Charles 1797-1867 Anthon and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 1068 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Abaeus Dysponteus

Download or read book Abaeus Dysponteus written by William Smith and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 1122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book NEW CLASSICAL DICT OF GREEK

Download or read book NEW CLASSICAL DICT OF GREEK written by William 1813-1893 Smith and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-28 with total page 1072 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Greek and Roman Mythology  A to Z

Download or read book Greek and Roman Mythology A to Z written by Kathleen N. Daly and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alphabetically listed entries identify and explain the characters, events, important places, and other aspects of Greek and Roman mythology.

Book Iamblichus  Life of Pythagoras

Download or read book Iamblichus Life of Pythagoras written by Iamblichus and published by Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. This book was released on 1986-12 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pythagoric life accompanied by fragments of the ethical writings of certain Pythagoreans in the Doric dialect and a collection of Pythagoric sentences from Stobaeus and others.