The Glittering Horn: Secret Memoirs of the Court of Justinian

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The Glittering Horn: Secret Memoirs of the Court of JustinianIn this fast moving story of strife and intrigue we relive the follies and jealousies of the men and women at the nerve centre of sixth century Constantinople, and participate in the tragic turns of fortune which frustrated its imperial dreams. .. Justinian, the plodding irresolute Emperor; Theodra, the circus girl he made his queen; Belisarus the neurotic young general and the ordinary men and women of the day, are brought to life in Dixon's

and the overthrow of the monarchy and establishment of Republican government by Brutus

επιλέγοντας άλλοτε τη φόρμα του διηγήματος κι άλλοτε του μινιμαλιστικού μυθιστορήματος

the relationship between drama and the worship of Dionysos

On the death of his father (Roman governor of Cilicia) he went in 180 to Rome

πηγαίνει να ζήσει με τους πλούσιους συγγενείς της στην πολυτελή έπαυλή τους

it was not fought because of Helen's abduction

Contains reading and writing exercises ideal for both the home and classroom

presenting a survey of the most important aspects of life in the province under Roman domination

one of the world’s greatest comic dramatists

Μάταια

Pelias' nephew

It contains Odysseus' narrative of his encounter with Polyphemus the Cyclops