Oxford Classical Dictionary

Author: [UK] M.C. Howatson, [UK] Ian Chilvers [Ed.]
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Publish Date: 2000-12-01
Features: This book is an abridged version of The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature (1989 edition). It is one-third shorter than the original, but the core entries such as author biographies, summaries of major works, and explanations of literary schools remain unchanged or are only slightly condensed. Background information on minor terms, such as agriculture, architecture, the military and history, politics and geography, has been more extensively cut.