A Concise Dictionary Of Greek And Roman Antiquities

Author : William Smith
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656815678
Total Pages : 1128 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (Classic Reprint) written by William Smith and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-18 with total page 1128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities Some subjects have been included in the present work which have not usually been treated of in works on Greek and Roman Antiquities. These subjects have been inserted on account of the important influence which they exercised upon the public and private life of the ancients. Thus, considerable space has been given to the articles on Painting and Statuary, and also to those on the different departments of the Drama. There may seem to be some inconsistency and apparent capricious ness in the admission and rejection of subjects, but it is very difficult to determine at what point to stop in a work of this kind. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, if understood in its most extensive signification, would comprehend an account of everything relating to antiquity. In its narrower sense, however, the term is confined to an account of the public and private life of the Greeks and Eu mans, and it is convenient to adhere to this signification of the word, however arbi trary it may be. For this reason, several articles have been inserted in the work which some persons may regard as out of place, and others have been omitted which have sometimes been improperly included in writings on Greek and Roman Antiquic ties. Neither the names of persons and divinities, nor those of places, have been inserted in the present work, as the former will be treated of in the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, and the latter in the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geogra by. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.