Capitoline She-wolf. Rome before Caesar
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The Capitol Wolf is a unique work of the famous philologist Mikhail Gasparov, discovered after the author’s death in his notebooks and first published in 2008. This is a laconic story about the founding of the eternal city on seven hills, about the first kings and their exile, Roman gods, priests and beliefs, about historical figures and military operations.
The unique author’s style of Mikhail Gasparova combines the simplicity of presentation, fascination and scientific reliability. The author gives many curious details from the life and customs of the ancient Romans. The reader finds out how many gods the Romans had, whether the Romans were very superstitious, in which direction the doors opened in Rome, which means "Hannibalov Oath" and "Pirrova Victory".
The book will help to understand the antiquity more deeply, as well as recognize references to Roman history in world literature, including in Russian: Regulus and "Ciceronov Augura" in the "Evgenia Onegin".
The reader is waiting for immersion in Roman culture and art. The ruins of the ancient city, reliefs, blood vessels, statues, portraits, gems and maps - all this decorates the pages of the publication
The unique author’s style of Mikhail Gasparova combines the simplicity of presentation, fascination and scientific reliability. The author gives many curious details from the life and customs of the ancient Romans. The reader finds out how many gods the Romans had, whether the Romans were very superstitious, in which direction the doors opened in Rome, which means "Hannibalov Oath" and "Pirrova Victory".
The book will help to understand the antiquity more deeply, as well as recognize references to Roman history in world literature, including in Russian: Regulus and "Ciceronov Augura" in the "Evgenia Onegin".
The reader is waiting for immersion in Roman culture and art. The ruins of the ancient city, reliefs, blood vessels, statues, portraits, gems and maps - all this decorates the pages of the publication
Author:
Author:Gasparov
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
- Category:History & Geography
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-907488-26-7
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