Miracula: Weird and Wonderful Stories of Ancient Greece and Rome by Paul Chrystal

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Miracula: Weird and Wonderful Stories of Ancient Greece and Rome by Paul ChrystalISBN: 9781836390497 Publisher : Reaktion Books 23 June 2025 Hardcover, 472 Pages 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 Herodotus and Cicero often couldnt resist

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