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Obres de J. C. McKeown
A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities: Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the World's Greatest Empire (2010) 185 exemplars
A Cabinet of Greek Curiosities: Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the Cradle of Western Civilization (2013) 76 exemplars
A Cabinet of Ancient Medical Curiosities: Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the Healing Arts of Greece and Rome (2017) 31 exemplars
Ovid : Amores : Text Prolegomena and commentary in four volumes : Volume I : Text and prolegomena (1506) 5 exemplars
Ovid : Amores : Text Prolegomena and commentary in four volumes : Volume II : A commentary on book one (1989) 3 exemplars
The Hippocrates Code: Unraveling the Ancient Mysteries of Modern Medical Terminology (2016) 2 exemplars
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- Nom oficial
- McKeown, James C.
- Data de naixement
- 20th Century
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- UK
- Educació
- University of Cambridge (BA|1974)
University of Cambridge (MA|1977)
University of Cambridge (PhD|1978) - Organitzacions
- Cambridge Philological Society
American Philological Association
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A Cabinet of Ancient Medical Curiosities: Strange… de J.C. McKeown
Fascinating and a bit funny. Better read in dribs and drabs than in one sitting.
The Romans were strange people, which is good for us as McKeown relates many a strange Roman tale. "A cabinet of Roman curiosities" is the perfect book to dip into; lots of one liners from one famous Roman directed at another, plus lots of little useful/useless nuggets of information, such as "It was customary for those who survived shipwrecks to shave their heads in token of their gratitude".
Meanwhile, Cato believed that putting a sprig of wormwood in one's rectum prevented blisters on a long journey. A man dreamed that he had a mouth with big teeth in his rectum. He was later exiled for making incautious statements. I think there's a link between the two ...
And, in closing, McKeown notes that Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies, swapped some priceless Herculaneum papyri for some kangaroos.… (més)
Meanwhile, Cato believed that putting a sprig of wormwood in one's rectum prevented blisters on a long journey. A man dreamed that he had a mouth with big teeth in his rectum. He was later exiled for making incautious statements. I think there's a link between the two ...
And, in closing, McKeown notes that Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies, swapped some priceless Herculaneum papyri for some kangaroos.… (més)
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