1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996205295403316

Autore

Cicero Marcus Tullius

Titolo

Cicero, Against Verres, 2.1.53-86 [[electronic resource] ] : Latin text with introduction, study questions, commentary and English translation / / Ingo Gildenhard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge [England], : Open Book Publishers, 2011

ISBN

1-906924-63-5

1-906924-53-8

2-8218-1707-X

1-906924-55-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 191 pages) : 1 map; digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

a Classics textbooks ‡x 2054-2445 ; ‡v volume 1

Altri autori (Persone)

GildenhardIngo

Disciplina

875.01

Soggetti

Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin

Readers (Publications)

Speeches.

Textbooks.

Translations.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record and e-publication (viewed on July 24, 2019).

Available through Open Book Publishers.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Latin text and study questions -- Commentary -- List of abbreviations -- List of rhetorical terms -- Translation -- Appendix: issues for further discussion -- Map.

Sommario/riassunto

"Looting, despoiling temples, attempted rape and judicial murder: these are just some of the themes of this classic piece of writing by one of the world's greatest orators. This particular passage is from the second book of Cicero's Speeches against Verres, who was a former Roman magistrate on trial for serious misconduct. Cicero presents the lurid details of Verres' alleged crimes in exquisite and sophisticated prose. This volume provides a portion of the original text of Cicero's speech in Latin, a detailed commentary, study aids, and a translation. As a literary artefact, the speech gives us insight into how the supreme



master of Latin eloquence developed what we would now call rhetorical "spin”. As an historical document, it provides a window into the dark underbelly of Rome's imperial expansion and exploitation of the Near East. Ingo Gildenhard's illuminating commentary on this A-Level set text will be of particular interest to students of Latin at both high school and undergraduate level. It will also be a valuable resource to Latin teachers and to anyone interested in Cicero, language and rhetoric, and the legal culture of Ancient Rome."--Publisher's website.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910787938303321

Autore

Hastings Philip A.

Titolo

Fishes : a guide to their diversity / / Philip Alan Hastings, H. J. Walker, and Grantly R. Galland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-520-28353-8

1-78539-133-X

0-520-95933-7

Edizione

[[Enhanced Credo edition]]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Disciplina

597

Soggetti

Fishes - Anatomy

Fishes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- COMPLETE CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- ANATOMY OF FISHES -- THE FISHES: VERTEBRATA-VERTEBRATES -- AGNATHA (CYCLOSTOMATA)-Jawless Fishes -- GNATHOSTOMATA-Jawed Vertebrates -- ACTINOPTERYGII-Ray-finned Fishes -- GLOSSARY -- REFERENCES -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

There are more than 33,000 species of living fishes, accounting for more than half of the extant vertebrate diversity on Earth. This unique and comprehensive reference showcases the basic anatomy and diversity of all 82 orders of fishes and more than 150 of the most



commonly encountered families, focusing on their distinctive features. Accurate identification of each group, including its distinguishing characteristics, is supported with clear photographs of preserved specimens, primarily from the archives of the Marine Vertebrate Collection at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. This diagnostic information is supplemented by radiographs, additional illustrations of particularly diverse lineages, and key references and ecological information for each group. An ideal companion to primary ichthyology texts, Fishes: A Guide to Their Diversity gives a broad overview of fish morphology arranged in a modern classification system for students, fisheries scientists, marine biologists, vertebrate zoologists, and everyday naturalists. This survey of the most speciose group of vertebrates on Earth will expand the appreciation of and interest in the amazing diversity of fishes.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910822804003321

Autore

Hanna William F.

Titolo

Abraham among the Yankees : Lincoln's 1848 visit to Massachusetts / / William F. Hanna ; foreword by Frank J. Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carbondale : , : Southern Illinois University Press, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

0-8093-3780-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (119 pages)

Disciplina

973.7092

Soggetti

Travel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Ever the pragmatist -- Prelude: The Whigs in turmoil -- Old rough and ready -- Worcester -- New Bedford -- Boston : Washington Hall -- Lowell -- Dorchester and Chelsea -- Dedham -- Cambridge -- Taunton -- Boston : Tremont Temple.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book details Lincoln's campaigning for Zachary Taylor in Massachusetts in September 1848. Using newspaper coverage as well as all available eyewitness accounts, this book recounts the complete



story of Lincoln's only extended visit to Massachusetts"--