Saturnalia, Volume III: Books 6-7 [Latin]

by Macrobius

An antiquarian's festival.

The Saturnalia, Macrobius' encyclopedic celebration of Roman culture written in the early fifth century AD, has been prized since the Renaissance as a treasure trove of otherwise unattested lore. Cast in the form of a dialogue, the Saturnalia treats subjects as diverse as the divinity of the Sun and the quirks of human digestion while showcasing Virgil as the master of all human knowledge from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: Latin
• ISBN: 0674996720
• ISBN13: 9780674996724
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.7" x 6.4"