Phaenomena

Phaenomena
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 107
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ISBN-10 : 9780801894657
ISBN-13 : 0801894654
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Book Synopsis Phaenomena by : Aratus (Solensis.)

Download or read book Phaenomena written by Aratus (Solensis.) and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "After the Iliad and the Odyssey, the Phaenomena was the most widely read poem in the ancient world. Its fame was immediate. It was translated into Latin by Ovid and Cicero and quoted by St. Paul in the New Testament, and it was one of the few Greek poems translated into Arabic" -- BACK COVER.


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