Classical Civilization by Nigel Spivey

Author:Nigel Spivey [Spivey, Nigel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781781854990
Publisher: Head of Zeus

*1 The mosaic once adorned a house in Pompeii; it is now in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

*2 This is one reason why a Roman imperator (beginning, ironically, with Caesar himself) might be sensitive on the topic of his baldness.

*3 To this day there are claims by certain tribal groups in Pakistan – the Kalash, the Pathans – that they are descended from Alexander’s troops.

*4 The main library was nearby; another was created further along the coast.

*5 When he returned to his native Syracuse, Archimedes deployed his expertise in levers and moments for catapults against Roman besiegers.

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