Mason Hammond (1903–2002)
Auteur van Aeneas to Augustus: A Beginning Latin Reader for College Students
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Mason Hammond was born on February 14, 1903, in Boston, Mass., the son of Samuel and Grace Hammond. He began his college education at Harvard University in the mid-1920s and as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. After earning his bachelor's degree, Hammond returned to the U.S. and began toon meer teaching Greek, Latin, and History at Harvard University, where he eventually became an Emeritus Pope Professor of Latin Language and Literature. Using his expertise in Languages and Classical Studies, Hammond started writing shortly after beginning his teaching career. His first book, The Augustan Principate, was published by Harvard University Press in 1933. Hammond's other books include City-State and World-State in Greek and Roman Political Theory until Augustus and The Antonine Monarchy. Also the co-author of Aeneas to Augustus: A Beginning Latin Reader for College Students and co-editor of revised editions of Plautus's Menaechmi and Miles Gloriosus, Hammond is an American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Werken van Mason Hammond
The Antonine monarchy 5 exemplaren
T. Macci Plauti Miles Gloriosus 1 exemplaar
Latin, Greek, and Hebrew inscriptions on and in Harvard buildings, part I : Memorial Hall 1 exemplaar
The enclosure of the Harvard Yard 1 exemplaar
Additions and corrections to "Notes on the words and music used in Harvard's commencement ceremonies" 1 exemplaar
A Harvard armory 1 exemplaar
A supplement to "A Harvard armory" 1 exemplaar
Library of Kirkland House : The John Hicks House 1 exemplaar
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The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of World History (1940) — Medewerker, sommige edities — 672 exemplaren
De tweelingbroeders : jambische bewerking van Plautus' Menæchmi (1956) — Redacteur, sommige edities — 305 exemplaren
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City-State and World State in Greek and Roman… door Mason hammond
This is a book about greek and roman political theory and its relation to actual political organisations in antiquity. The author recapitulates in broad terms the development of political institutions from the independent greek city-states to the hellenistic empires, the roman republic and the beginning of the roman empire. His main thesis is that hellenistic and roman theorists were not able to put forward a viable political theory for the gigantic empires they lived in and that this failure had a significant effect on the political institutions of the Roman empire. It's a good and interesting book but the arguments were perhaps a bit too brief since it was not always clear to me what the intended conclusions were. The final chapters on how Cicero was influenced by Greek political theory and how he in turn influenced Augustus' practical measures were the most interesting ones in my opinion.… (meer)
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thcson | Sep 6, 2011 |
thcson | Sep 6, 2011 | 
This is a pretty good beginning Latin reader, definitely worth checking out in your library if you're working on comps - puts you through your paces quickly. If you can read this facily, you should have no problems.
Edition: // Descr: xiii, 491 p. 27 cm. // Series: Call No. { 478.87 H18 } Examples are in Latin Explanations are in English Contains Metrical Schemes, Index of Sources, Index of Authors and Works, and Vocabulary. // //
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