Martial in English (Poets in Translation)

By Marcus Valerius Martialis, Marcus Valerius Martial, Martial

Book Overview

Martial like many of the Latin poets was born in Bibilis Spain probably around 38-41 AD. He appears to have lived in Rome for nearly thirty-four years under the patronage of the great Spaniard Senaca... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140423893
• ISBN13: 9780140423891
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Penguin Group USA
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 1.0" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Fun to Read epigrams from 90AD

This book is a pleasant and often amusing read, a nice mix of day to day observations, occasional spice, certainly cheap at twice the price.