Publication

2007-10-29 - University of Pennsylvania Press

Language

English

Word Count

56,000 words, Guess

Page Count

224 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • DDC261.8
  • LCCBT708.B885 2008

First Sentence

"How often, when I was living in the desert, in the vast solitude which gives to hermits a savage dwelling-place, parched by the flames of the sun, how often did I fancy myself among the pleasures of Rome (putavi me Romanis interesse deliciis)!" (Ep. 22.7).

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion

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