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A cabinet of Greek curiosities : strange tales and surprising facts from the cradle of western civilization
- Title
- A cabinet of Greek curiosities : strange tales and surprising facts from the cradle of western civilization / J.C. McKeown.
- Author
- McKeown, J. C.
- Publication
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2013]
- © 2013
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Details
- Description
- xv, 286 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Food and drink -- Children and education -- Women -- Sex -- Animals -- Athens -- Sparta -- Alexander the Great -- Greeks at sea -- Greeks and barbarians -- Athletics -- Homer -- Drama -- Spectators and critics -- Books and papyri -- Philosophers -- Mathematics -- Science and technology -- Art -- Tourists and tourist attractions -- Religion, superstition, and magic -- Prophecy -- Words and expressions -- The soros.
- Call Number
- JFD 13-4868
- ISBN
- 9780199982103 (alk. paper)
- 0199982104 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2012036875
- 40022471620
- OCLC
- 809989047
- Author
- McKeown, J. C., author.
- Title
- A cabinet of Greek curiosities : strange tales and surprising facts from the cradle of western civilization / J.C. McKeown.
- Publisher
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2013]
- Copyright Date
- © 2013
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40022471620
- Research Call Number
- JFD 13-4868