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Dewey Decimal Number: 306.766 EAN: 9780226306278 ISBN: 0226306275 Label: University Of Chicago Press Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 645 Publication Date: December 09, 1988 Publisher: University Of Chicago Press Studio: University Of Chicago Press Related Items:
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 Rating: - very recommendable bookIt is a very interesting and readable book. However, there're some incorrect quotes or sources. E.G. p.215 note 174, He cited one old (19 th century) book about Messalina. But as far as I know, her lesbianismus was not written in any classical texts. I couldn't find her same-sex passion either in Tacitus, Juvenalis, Suetonius or in Dion Cassios. The author himself should have read original Greek & Latin texts. Even I an ignorant Japanese did try to read them to find a written proof. And I ... Read More 
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