TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dickey,Eleanor
TI  - The Colloquia of the Hermeneumata Pseudodositheana
T2  - Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries
SN  - 9781139096706 (ebook)
AV  - PA6381.D7 C65 2012
U1  - 878/.0108 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Pseudo-Dositheus
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016)
N2  - The Colloquia are manuals written to help ancient Greeks and Romans get around in each other's languages; they contain examples of how to conduct activities like shopping, banking, visiting friends, hosting parties, taking oaths, winning lawsuits, using the public baths, having fights, making excuses and going to school. They thus offer a unique glimpse of daily life in the Early Roman Empire and are an important resource for understanding ancient culture. They have, however, been unjustly neglected because until now there has not been any modern editions of the texts, no translations into any modern language, and little understanding of what the Colloquia are and where they come from. This book makes the Colloquia accessible for the first time by combining a new edition, translation and commentary with a ground-breaking, comprehensive study of their origins. It is clearly written and will interest students, non-specialists and professional scholars alike
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139096706
ER  -