In staff meetings and singles bars, on freeways and fairways, there are aggravating people lurking everywhere these days. But bestselling humorist Henry Beard h

Not much has happened in the Roman Empire since 1994 that required the first edition to be updated, but Bunson, a prolific reference and history author, has rev

The brief word-histories in this book are meant to provide background on some words that everyone learns when they study Latin, as well as some rarer terms that

Useful not only for reading Catullus but also for Victorian works like Krafft-Ebing in which the writers use Latin for the shameful words.--ms.

Describes the people, places, and events of Ancient Rome, describing travel, trade, language, religion, economy, industry and more, from the days of the Republi