greek texts discussing ancient Rome

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hannaconner
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greek texts discussing ancient Rome

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I am needing to compose something on a description of imperial Rome written in Koine Greek. Does anyone know of any Greek literature from this period that can give me terminology.for how they tqlked about everything: e.g., colosseum, forum, etc.
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hannaconner wrote: July 2nd, 2025, 11:03 pm Does anyone know of any Greek literature from this period that can give me terminology.for how they tqlked about everything: e.g., colosseum, forum, etc.
You would likely find what you need in:
  • Plutarch, Parallel Lives of Roman figures, e.g., Cicero
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