[ePub] Port Authority (NHB Modern Plays) by Conor McPherson at Arts-Photography

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Who first thought of atoms? How much can you learn about archaeology from an oil lamp? Who came up with the theory of the lsquo;wandering wombrsquo;?Oxford Classicist Jane Hood delves into the history; culture; literature; mythology and philosophy of ancient Greece; Rome and Egypt; using her expert eye to unearth unexpected gems; glittering fragments and quotable nuggets from a lost world.From ancient cosmetics to the earliest known computer; from the deciphering of ancient languages to the amazing things the Romans did with concrete; this is the essential miscellany for all curious minds; whether you learned the Classics at school or not.