A classical dictionary by John Lemprière
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"A classical dictionary" by John Lemprière is a reference work first published in 1788. This comprehensive dictionary catalogs proper names from ancient Greek and Roman sources, blending mythology, history, and anecdote into an engaging guide to classical antiquity. For nearly two centuries, it served poets, teachers, and writers—John Keats reportedly knew it by heart. More than a dry reference, Lemprière's vivid storytelling brought ancient myths to life, making classical knowledge accessible and
entertaining for generations of readers seeking to understand the ancient world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Lemprière, John, 1765?-1824 |
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| Title |
A classical dictionary containing a copious account of all the proper names mentioned in ancient authors with tables of coins, weights, and measures used among the Greeks and Romans and a chronological table |
| Original Publication | United Kingdom: George Routledge and Sons,1904. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliotheca_Classica |
| Credits | Richard Hulse, Stephen Rowland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DE: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: The Mediterranean Region, The Greco-Roman World |
| Subject | Classical dictionaries |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 68769 |
| Release Date | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1976 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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