La Grèce et Rome par les anecdotes. Histoire de l’archéologie the text deploys a litany

the text deploys a litany of nine hundred and eight divine names

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La Grèce et Rome par les anecdotes. Histoire de l’archéologie the text deploys a litanyThe Gordian knot, the sword of Damocles, Archimedes' bathtub, the cruelty of Tiberius: for almost two thousand years, ancient history was transmitted above all through tales that were edifying or frightening, sublime or instructive. The educated elites of Europe knew these episodes by heart; we have forgotten them; Justin Favrod resurrects them. In 580 anecdotes, he traverses nine centuries of Greek and Roman history. Names, places, and events that