Miracula: Weird and Wonderful Stories of Ancient Greece and Rome -- Paul Chrystal, Hardcover

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Miracula: Weird and Wonderful Stories of Ancient Greece and Rome -- Paul Chrystal, HardcoverOccasionally scandalous and always fascinating, a cornucopia of surprising and little told yarns from the classical world. Both humorous and shocking, Miracula is filled with astonishing facts and stories drawn from ancient Greece and Rome that have rarely been retold in English. It explores "the incredible" as presented by little known classical writers like Callimachus and Phlegon of Tralles. Yet, it offers much more: even familiar authors such as

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