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Civil War (Oxford World's Classics)
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An underrated work of the Silver Age. There are some excellent epsiodes that could stand on their own as mini-epics: the suicides of Vulteius and comrades, Appius 'rape' of the Pythia, Caesar's journey by sea, Scaeva's aristeia, Erictho's necromancy, and Cato's journey through Africa to name just a few. The historical insights into the lives of Caesar,... »
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The Aeneid of Virgil
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I have read all or parts of several versions of The Aeneid, including the highly praised Robert Fagles's and Robert Fitzgerald's versions. Mandelbaum's translation is far superior. He takes the reader into the epic's action without sacrificing the Latin of the original. His version is lively and the reader will (or should) have no difficulty reading th... »
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The Art of Love (Modern Library Classics)
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Publius Ovidius Naso was born in 43 B.C. and died in 18 A.D.
Augustus banished him for unknown reasons to Tomi, a barren place near the coast of the Black Sea.
Another famous work. Scholars agree that it's his best achievement. Ovid is a master in describing feminin emotions ( see also 'Heroides').
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