The Loeb Classical Library: Theogony. Works and Days. Testimonia

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The Loeb Classical Library: Theogony. Works and Days. TestimoniaHesiod describes himself as a Boeotian shepherd who heard the Muses call upon him to sing about the gods. His exact dates are unknown, but he has often been considered a younger contemporary of Homer. The first volume of this revised Loeb Classical Library edition offers Hesiods two extant poems and a generous selection of testimonia regarding his life, works, and reception. In Theogony, Hesiod charts the history of the divine world, narrating the

he does not expect to meet Hilal - a talented young violinist whom Paolo loved five hundred years ago

by contemporaries

with supporting images

wit and humour

following recognizable threads through the texts to build an understanding of the relationship between this poetry and the increasingly totalising regime

που αγνοώντας την πραγματική της καταγωγή μεγαλώνει μέσα στα πούπουλα και τα μεταξωτά

Tacitus’ account of the sensational events that led to the execution on 18 October in AD 31 of Aelius Sejanus

breeding habits

Και η δικαιοσύνη είναι μια χρήσιμη λέξη

a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and

started as an apprentice sculptor

all of which are concerned with domestic catastrophes

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