Reading Latin: Grammar, Vocabulary and Exercises
Reading Latin, first published in 1986, is a bestselling Latin course designed to help mature beginners read classical Latin fluently and intelligently. It does this in three ways: it encourages the...
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Reading Latin, first published in 1986, is a bestselling Latin course designed to help mature beginners read classical Latin fluently and intelligently. It does this in three ways: it encourages the...
View ArticleThe History of the Kings of Britain
Geoffrey of Monmouth Translated by Lewis Thorpe Penguin Classics Completed in 1136, The History of the Kings of Britain traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the...
View ArticleArthurian Romances
By Chrétien de Troyes Translated by William W. Kibler and Carleton W. Carroll Penguin Classics Fantastic adventures abound in these courtly romances: Erec and Enide, Cligés, The Knight of the Cart, The...
View ArticleEarly Irish Myths and Sagas
First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world – part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land...
View ArticleThe Celts: A Very Short Introduction
Savage and bloodthirsty, or civilized and peaceable? The Celts have long been a subject of enormous fascination, speculation, and misunderstanding. From the ancient Romans to the present day, their...
View ArticleReading Greek: Grammar and Exercises
First published in 1978, Reading Greek has become a best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students and adults. It combines the best of modern and traditional language-learning...
View ArticleThe Roman Empire at Bay, AD 180-395
The Roman Empire at Bay is the only one volume history of the critical years 180-395 AD, which saw the transformation of the Roman Empire from a unitary state centred on Rome, into a new polity with...
View ArticleReading Greek: Text and Vocabulary
First published in 1978, Reading Greek has become a best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students and adults. It combines the best of modern and traditional language-learning...
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