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The Essay Greek and Latin Voices (Tacitus)
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Greek and Latin Voices

Series about the literature which underpins Western civilisation.

3/4. Andy Martin, a writer and French lecturer at Cambridge University assesses Tacitus' influence on writers like Racine and political figures like Napoleon.

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Wed 12 Mar 2008 23:00
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