Solinus julius (48 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 200 pages. 10.00x7.50x0.39 inches. In Stock.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A magical mystery tour of the ancient world by the Roman author Solinus - the Michael Palin of antiquity. The first modern English language translation, with introduction and notes. Solinus takes the reader on a tour of the known world of his time (early third century AD) and on the way we meet unicorns, men 'transformed into wolves', deer which swallow snakes after 'dragging them out of their lairs' by the force of their breath, serpents with four horns, hyaenas which 'imitate the sound of people vomiting', men without noses and faces which are entirely flat, and with no mouths so that they eat through 'small holes by way of oaten stalks'. There are also cannibals and 'the Pamphagi, who eat everything which is chewable, and anything which happens to be born'. In Phrygia there is an animal called the bonacus: 'When it turns to flee, it discharges dung with a quick evacuation of its stomach, for a length of three acres. The heat of the dung burns whatever it touches. Thus it wards off pursuers with its noxious secretion.' In the midst of all this menagerie of strange people and stranger creatures, we are treated to careful descriptions of all the foreign lands and learn titbits such as this: 'India gives pearls; so do the shores of Britannia. The divine Julius [Caesar] wished it to be understood by an adjacent description that the breastplate he dedicated in the temple of his ancestress Venus was made from British pearls.'.…

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Softcover. Zustand: Wie neu. Ohne Schutzumschlag. 1. Auflage.

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Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Facsimile. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:9781104628024. …

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Un livre traitant de l'histoire romaine, en particulier les actions de l'empereur Caius Julius Solinus. Découvrez ses grandes réalisations et les manières dont il a façonné l'avenir de Rome.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Un resoconto storico e geografico delle meraviglie del mondo, scritto da Caius Julius Solinus nel III secolo d.C. Questa edizione è stata tradotta e curata dall'illustrissimo S.G.V. Belprato, conte di Anversa.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. Third Edition. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Minor shelfwear to boards.; Cvi, 276 pp; 276 pages.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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