Greece and Rome


Greece and Rome: Texts and Contexts provides your students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from the key texts of its literature, history and civilization, and by setting them in their historical, social and cultural contexts.

The series provides translations that are accurate and stimulating accompanied by notes that will enable students to engage with primary sources. Each book in the series provides lists for further reading and helpful page and line references.

Key features:

  • Questions that encourage students to form their own opinions, and to consider the relevance of ancient texts to the modern world
  • Notes alongside the texts for easy reference
  • Full-color illustrations throughout

Virgil Sample Pages

Download a sample chapter:
Virgil, A Poet in Augustan Rome, Unit 1



To order:

Herodotus and the Persian Wars 978-0-521-68943-4 Paperback
Virgil, A Poet in Augustan Rome      978-0-521-68944-1 Paperback
Cicero and the Late Republic 978-0-521-69116-1 Paperback
Greek Theatre in Context
Available August, 2008
978-0-521-68942-7 Paperback

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