The Routledge dictionary of Latin quotations
Subtitle: the illiterati's guide to Latin maxims, mottoes, proverbs and sayings
By: [compiled by] Jon R. Stone.
Contributors: Stone, Jon R., 1959-
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 416
Subjects: Quotations, Latin.; Quotations, Latin -- Translations into English.
Genres: Translations into English.
Description: "The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations offers a comprehensive treasure of nearly eight thousand Latin quotations, mottoes, proverbs and maxims from the birth of the Republic to the fall of the Empire, and into the age of Renaissance and Reformation. This treasure of Latin wit and witticism is drawn from the worlds of philosophy, literature, politics, law, science, religion, drama, poetry, and warfare. Also included in this volume are an extensive English-Latin index and a handy layman's guide to Latin pronunciation."--Back cover.
Notes: Latin with English translations.
Includes bibliographical references and index.