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The Colloquia of the Hermeneumata Pseudodositheana

Eleanor Dickey editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:12th Feb '15

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New edition and first ever translation of three ancient depictions of daily life in the Roman Empire.

Colloquia are manuals designed to help ancient Greeks and Romans get around in each other's languages. In describing activities like shopping, bathing, and dining they provide a unique glimpse of daily life in the early Roman Empire. This book completes the texts' edition and translation begun in Volume 1.The Colloquia are manuals written to help ancient Greeks and Romans get around in each other's languages; they contain examples of how to conduct activities like shopping, banking, visiting friends, hosting parties, taking oaths, winning lawsuits, using the public baths, having fights, making excuses and going to school. They thus offer a unique glimpse of daily life in the early Roman Empire and are an important resource for understanding ancient culture. They have, however, been unjustly neglected because until now there were no modern editions of the texts, no translations into any modern language, and little understanding of what the Colloquia are and where they come from. This book completes the task begun by Volume 1 of making the Colloquia accessible for the first time, presenting a new edition, translation and commentary of the remaining surviving texts. It is clearly written and will interest students, non-specialists and professional scholars alike.

ISBN: 9781107065390

Dimensions: 287mm x 219mm x 21mm

Weight: 1190g

356 pages