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Heroides

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Publius (Ovid) Ovidius Naso


The Heroides, also known as the Heroines, the Letters of the Heroines or simply as Epistles are a very famous collection of poems by Ovid, …

Lives Of The Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for…

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Arthur L. Hayward


"If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few squareyards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long co…

Minor Works of Josephus

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Flavius Josephus


There are 3 parts to this collection.(1) Against Apion is a two-volume defence of Judaism as classical religion and philosophy, stressing it…

Stonehenge, a Temple Restor'd to the British Druids

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William Stukeley


Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England never fails to amaze and fascinate; and has been the subject of speculation, research and investigation for…

On the Nature of Things (Leonard translation)

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Titus Lucretius Carus


On the Nature of Things, written in the first century BCE by Titus Lucretius Carus, is one of the principle expositions on Epicurean philoso…

The Memoirs of a White Elephant

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Judith Gautier


"We are told by writers of antiquity that elephants have written sentences in Greek, and that one of them was even known to speak. Ther…

The Wisdom of the Ancients, A Series of Mythological Fables

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Francis Bacon and Sir Francis Bacon


"Now I suppose most people will think I am but entertaining myself with a toy, and using much the same kind of licence in expounding th…

Rudens; or The Fisherman's Rope

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Titus Maccius Plautus


A comedy - although with human trafficking. Also a tempest, a shipwreck or two (described by the actors but invisible to the audience - and…

Leading Events in the History of the Church: Part 1 - Christian Antiquity

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The Sisters Of Notre Dame


The first volume in a series of Catholic Church history books written for children. Volume 1 covers the time period from after Our Lord's de…

LP0049 Epitaph of Seikilos


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Legendary Passages #0049 - The Epitaph of Seikilos - The world's oldest song from antiquity. The next two episodes will be a departure from …

LP0048 Amazons vs Atlantis


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Legendary Passages #0048 - Amazons versus Atlantis - Forgotten legends from Diodorus Siculus' Library of History. Last time Heracles explore…

LP0045 Antiope and Pirithous


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Legendary Passages #0045 - Antiope and Pirithous - The Amazon/Athenian War from Plutarch's Life of Theseus. Last time Heracles retrieved the…

LP0044 The Amazons and Geryon


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Legendary Passages #0044 - The Amazons and Geryon - The 9th & 10th Labors of Heracles from Diodorus Siculus' Library of History. Last ti…

LP0006a The 1st Olympics


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Legendary Passages #0006a - The 1st Olympics - Herculean tasks, from Diodorus Siculus' Library of History. Last time we reviewed the first e…

LP0001 The Little Heracles


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Legendary Passages Episode 0001 The Little Heracles Welcome to Legendary Passages. I'm a huge fan of comics, sci-fi, fantasy, and mythology …

LP0037 The Kings of Athens


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Legendary Passages #0037 - The Kings of Athens - Cecrops to Erichthonius to Pandion, from the Library of Apollodorus. The next six episodes …

LP0013 Ariadne's Letter to Theseus


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Legendary Passages: episode 0013 - Ariadne's Letter to Theseus - The next six passages are written by Ovid and feature stories about Cretans…

LP0027 The Nemean Odes


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Legendary Passages #0027 - The Nemean Odes - Songs of Heracles and Myrmidons from the Odes of Pindar. Last time we heard how Heracles aided …

LP0036 Medea's Letter to Jason


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Legendary Passages episode 0036 Medea's Letter to Jason Last time we reviewed the tragic events surrounding Jason and Medea in Corinth. This…

LP0017 Procris and Scylla


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Legendary Passages: episode 0017 - Procris and Scylla - Last time, as the Athenians prepared for war with Minos, the hero Cephalus began his…

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