The First Fossil Hunters: Paleontology in Greek and Roman Times

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The First Fossil Hunters: Paleontology in Greek and Roman TimesGriffins, Centaurs, Cyclopes, and Giants these fabulous creatures of classical mythology continue to live in the modern imagination through the vivid accounts that have come down to us from the ancient Greeks and Romans. But what if these beings were more than merely fictions? What if monstrous creatures once roamed the earth in the very places where their legends first arose? This is the arresting and original thesis that Adrienne Mayor explores in

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making them accessible and fun for young children

as the foundation of his exploration into this theme

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The shifting allegiances of the wider elite of boni viri played an important part in the events that brought an end to the republic and ushered in a new political system better attuned to their material interests

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It examines a number of important issues from several new perspectives

the author provides a convenient summary of what is known about each topic

but sets it in its historical context

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