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The Essay Greek and Latin Voices (Tacitus)
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Greek and Latin Voices

Series about the literature which underpins Western civilisation.

1/4. Maria Wyke, professor of Latin at UCL, examines the work of the independent-minded Roman historian Tacitus, focusing on Annals, his most famous surviving work.

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Mon 10 Mar 2008 23:00
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