Quid Pro Quo by Peter Jones

Quid Pro Quo by Peter Jones

Did you know that the word 'prestige' derives from the Latin word for 'illusion'? Or that 'infantry' stems from a Latin word meaning one who could not speak? In this original and highly entertaining book, Peter Jones reveals the roots of Latin words that are now common in the English language and shows how Romans actually used them in the ancient world. Covering every aspect of Roman life - from politics, philosophy, religion and the arts, to technology, warfare, medicine and botany - Quid Pro Quo highlights the vital role Latin has played in the creation of our vast vocabulary.

What did the Romans ever do for us? Well, besides the sanitation, the roads, etc, they left us Latin, and in this wonderfully informative survey, Peter Jones guides us through the ways in which their language has percolated through our ownJones wears his learning lightly and there's an arresting insight or a fascinating historical anecdote on every page. * Mail on Sunday *
Wonderfully enteratining * Spectator *

Peter Jones was educated at Cambridge University and taught Classics at Cambridge and at Newcastle University, before retiring in 1997. He has written a regular column, 'Ancient & Modern', in the Spectator for many years and is the author of various books on the Classics, including the bestselling Learn Latin and Learn Ancient Greek, as well as Reading Virgil's Aeneid I and II, Vote for Caesar, Veni, Vidi, Vici and Eureka!

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ISBN 13	9781782399339
ISBN 10	178239933X
Titel	Quid Pro Quo
Autor	Peter Jones
Serie	Classic Civilisations
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Atlantic Books
Erscheinungsjahr	2017-06-01
Seitenanzahl	352
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