Got this today at a book sale at a local book store.
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Got this today at a book sale at a local book store.
I remember reading an excerpt of this in a big chunky English Lit book for high school homework.
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This looks crazy. https://youtu.be/FuOQXSyFcP0?si=7bYvn4M7xSYp24Id
pick3.5 Stars • The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the earliest great works of literature, originating from ancient Mesopotamia, likely around the 18th century BCE. Gilgamesh, the king of Uruk, is initially tyrannical until the gods create Enkidu to challenge him. They become friends and embark on adventures, including defeating Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven. ⬇️
pickThucydides! Its been more than I haven't ever wanted to know about the Peloponnesian War, but we even made it through a mid-term together.
pickI thought that the methodology of this book was interesting, the author took different dialogues and plays and whatnot and used them as sources for little vignettes of moments in different people‘s day in Athens. But almost immediately there was the awkward feeling of male authors (past and present)writing women as utterly fascinated by men. The wedding procession scene in particular had me rolling my eyes.
pick76/150 Edith Hamilton is a gifted writer, and one of my favorite Greek and Roman historians. This book is unique because she chose the writings of Roman scholars, poets, historians, playwrights and politicians to describe what it was like to live in the Roman Empire. Basically letting the Roman's themselves tell us what was so great, and often so bad, about being a citizen of empire. 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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One from my Troy collection. A favorite topic of mine.
pickWhat a fantastic ending to a wonderful trilogy absolutely loved every one of these books , started alittle slower than the others but soon quicken pace . Is Elodie harper a time 🕰️ traveller 🧳 anyone who has visited Pompeii knows the mystical pull of the place it is our real Atlantis and Elodie Harper takes us right back there . If you do make sure you visit the wolf 🐺 den
