LEADER 02619oam 22004814 450 001 996199218403316 005 20150123152300.0 035 $a(CKB)3820000000012088 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001370905 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12593932 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001370905 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11310370 035 $a(PQKB)11380261 035 $a(OCoLC)645857438 035 $a(MaCbHUP)hup0000586 035 $a(EXLCZ)993820000000012088 100 $a20141025d1997 my 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn|||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHistorical miscellany /$fAelian ; with an English translation by Nigel G. Wilson 210 1$aCambridge, MA :$cHarvard University Press,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource 225 1 $aLoeb Classical Library ; $v486 300 $aIncludes index. 330 $aAelian's Historical Miscellany (Varia Historia) is a pleasurable example of light reading for Romans of the early third century. Offering engaging anecdotes about historical figures, retellings of legendary events, and enjoyable descriptive pieces, Aelian's collection of nuggets and narratives appealed to a wide reading public.$bAelian's Historical Miscellany is a pleasurable example of light reading for Romans of the early third century. Offering engaging anecdotes about historical figures, retellings of legendary events, and enjoyable descriptive pieces, Aelian's collection of nuggets and narratives appealed to a wide reading public. Here then are anecdotes about the famous Greek philosophers, poets, historians, and playwrights; myths instructively retold; moralizing tales about heroes and rulers, athletes and wise men; reports about food and drink, different styles in dress, lovers, gift giving, entertainments, religious beliefs, and death customs; and comments on Greek painting. Some of the information is not preserved in any other source. Underlying it all are Aelian's Stoic ideals as well as this Roman's great admiration for the culture of the Greeks (whose language he borrowed for his writings). 606 $aHistory, Ancient 606 $aHistory, Ancient$3(OCoLC)958352$2fast 615 0$aHistory, Ancient. 615 7$aHistory, Ancient 676 $a938 700 $aAelian$factive 3rd century,$0168537 702 $aWilson$b N. G.$g(Nigel Guy),$f1935- 702 $aAelian$factive 3rd century, 702 $aAelian$factive 3rd century, 801 0$bMaCbHUP 801 2$bTLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996199218403316 996 $aVaria historia$919459 997 $aUNISA