SPQR : a Roman miscellany
Everitt, Anthony2014
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Do you know to what use the Romans put the excrement of the kingfisher? Or why a dinner party invitation from the emperor Domitian was such a terrifying prospect? Or why Roman women smelt so odd? The answers to these questions can be found in 'SPQR', a compendium of extraordinary facts and anecdotes about ancient Rome and its empire.
Main title:
SPQR : a Roman miscellany / Anthony Everitt with Roddy Ashworth.
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Imprint:
London : Head of Zeus, 2014.London : Head of Zeus, 2014.
Collation:
ix, 331 pages ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781781855690 (hbk)
Dewey class:
937
Language:
English
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BRN:
1249429