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  • Delphi Complete Works of Aulus Gellius (Illustrated)

    by Aulus Gellius, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 70 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    Composed during the nights of an Attic winter, the sole surviving work of Aulus Gellius, the second century Latin author and grammarian, is an intriguing compendium of notes covering philosophy, history, biography and questions of grammar. ‘Attic Nights’ offers a valuable insight into the works of lost authors and the manners and occupations of Roman society. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

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    Library of the Worlds Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 16 (Unabridged)

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    by et al. Aulus Gellius ...
    Narrated by Henry Messer, Debra Duncan, Sherry Johnson, Thomas Mingus ...

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    The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offering "American households a mass of good reading", the editors drew from literature of all times and all kinds what they considered the best pieces of human writing, and compiled an ambitious collection of 45 volumes (with a 46th being an index-guide). Besides ... Read more

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  • Delphi Complete Works of Velleius Paterculus (Illustrated)

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    Series Book 97 - Delphi Ancient Classics
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  • Delphi Complete Works of Athenaeus (Illustrated)

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    Series Book 83 - Delphi Ancient Classics
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    Series Book 106 - Delphi Ancient Classics
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    Series Book 88 - Delphi Ancient Classics
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